Nedungamuwe elephant king

We have a proud history and care a lot about our tooth relic. This Tooth Relic is like the crown jewel of Sinhala Buddhists. So we do variety of treats for it. The annual Dalada perahera is one of them. 

The procession will include Basnayaka Nilames, dance classes and elephant classes. This specialty of this is to display the Tooth Relic to the people and to bless the people. Carrying the Tooth Relic there is a very special task. For this we must have great charitable energy. This virtuous energy does not belong to  human being. Its charitable power belongs to the elephant king. This king also known as Kalawanna Pin Kanda. Everyone knowns him as the Elephant King of Nadungamuwa. In fact, this elephant has great deal of virtue. On the day of the Dalada Perahera, he carries the coffin of the  Tooth Relic in beautiful costumes and ornaments. This elephant pays more respects to he Tooth Relic than humans. Appreciating the service of the elephant king, Mr. Jananath Warakagoda composed a very beautiful song for him. 

Even if he is really elephant, we should keep flowers and pay homage to him.  

My Heart Will Go On

This song is a favorite song of all the people who stole everyone's heart. This song is recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion. The song serves as the main theme song to James Cameron's  blockbuster film Titanic, based on an account of the transatlantic ocean liner of the same name which sank in the 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean.  This song music was composed by  James Horner, its lyrics were written by Will Jennings , Production was handled by Walter. 

And actually this was a beautiful love song. The song first romantic visual is presented by the Jack and Rose. The melody of this song is very sweet and very pleasing to the ears. We also take a romantic scene trough this song.   I'm sure everyone who hears this will be deeply moved by this .So I am also very impressed with this song and love this song a lot. 

New Year Festival

Coming from Pisces to Aries we consider the new year. Thus the celebration of the Sun's transition from Pisces to Aries is also considered to be the main festival performed by Hindus and Sinhalese  devotees. The customs and  rituals of the new year are an important milestone for us. These rituals also have a religious background.  Here we perform a large number of rituals such as chanting, dealing, work and eating worshiping parents etc.. 

 And the main purpose here is to forget old grudges and make friendship with everyone. Also we going to relative houses. 

So this time our family is having a very happy new year celebration. My mom made delicious food and sweet like kewum, kokis, milk rice , cake etc..  We also went to the visit our thero and performed the rituals that take place there. Also light firecrackers during ritual times. We also se up a beautiful dining table and dealt with food at the appropriate time. Also considering the current situation in the country, we visited relatives' home in a safe manner. Really this year I spent the whole family gathering meaningful and beautifully. I willed all of my family members and friends. 

May you be able to enjoy life among the suffering mind

Let only laugher remain in your mouth amidst the weeping and laughing hearts 

Fill yourself with only the comforts of the trouble hearts

May you have the strength to overcome whatever obstacles come our way in this short journey of life

Happy New Year to you and your family and prosperous new year.   

My 22nd birthday.🎉🎉🎉🎁🎁

I was born 12th April 1999.I was 22 years old yesterday. I went to the Anuradhapura yesterday without cutting a birthday cake like everyone else. I went to Anuradhapura and engaged in the religious rites. So I worshiped the Jaya shri Maha Bodhi and Ruwanweli seya. I made a vow near the bo three and and a bo leaf fell to the ground. Picked I up and kept it as my souvenir . 

And there were a lot of people who added greeting to me. My family members as well as the school and university students all wished me well. I'm really happy. Because this is my first time so many congratulations have been sent to me. So my heartful thanks   go everyone who added their birthday wishes. 

My favorite actress

There are many talented artists not only Sri Lanka but also in the world. These guys are very creative. And very talented. All of them are second to none and they very beautiful and pleasant. There are some actors here in who only contribute through acting. There are separate people to do voice acting for artists who only contribute through acting. So my favorite actress like this. 

Her name is Pooja Gauthami Umashankar. Pooja is an Indian - Sri Lankan actress, who has primarily appeared in Tamil films as well as Sinhala and Malayalam. She simultaneously worked in  Sinhala cinema and was part of several successful films like Anjalika, Sarigama, Kusa Pabha. 

She is very talented in acting. She acts in a way that pleases others. And her style of speaking is beautiful and she is very good at speaking to others. She even has to judge dance competition. She dances very skillfully. She also helps others very well without any greed or pride. She had won many awards not only in Sri Lanka but also in world. 

In fact, if it is a talented person who who is valuable not only to the country but also in the world. So, I heartily wish her the strength and courage to continue her acting career.  

The Mirror Wall & The Lion Staircase in Sigiriya

The mirror wall dates from the fifth century and has been substantially preserved in its original forms. built up from the base of the rock itself with brick masonry, the wall has a highly polished plaster finish, from which its ancient name, the Mirror wall. The wall encloses a walk or gallery paved with polished marble slabs. The famous Sigiriya painting are found in a depression high above this gallery. The polished inner surface of the mirror wall contains the Sigiriya Graffiti as described above.

The lion, so impressive even in its ruined state today, must have afforded a vision of grandeur and majesty when it was intact. We know from the chronicle account of Kashyapa's   construction of Sigiriya that the lion staircase house was one of the principle features of his plan of the Sigiriya complex. The lion was in effect the ultimate and solitary gatehouse to the palace on the summit. 

Yesterday we went to the kovil

There are pre characters before learning all the dances. The tradition of a kathak dance also have have such preconceived notion.  Due to these pre - rituals, we went to Ganadevi kovil and took vows to dance. We went to the Kovil located on Puttalam Road, Kurunegala. The teacher and all of classmate attend this. We prepared fruit offerings and sweets for gods. We also flower for this. We all work devotion to this.

I'm so happy to able to go with friends and participate in doing something like this. I pray to  God Ghana that give me and my friends the strength and courage to master the Kathak Dance Tradition. I also prayed to God to save us all from the dangers we face.   

The Saddest News.😭😭😭😭😭

Although I did not physically enter the university as a first year student, I continued to study university education through our online system for eight months. While studying through such an online system , we came across various lectures. The lecturers I met were wonderful, humble, and very nice person. 

Among the lecturers I met, found some excellent lecturers through the ELTU. Mrs. Deshanee is one of them. Although she explained to  us very well what our subject is. At the same time she gave us extensive subject knowledge. She addressed us with a smile, even online. But she said she is not come to teach us from next week. Then reason of is that her lecture period is coming to an end. Tears welled up in my eyes as soon as she said that. In fact, it is one of the best online lecturer I've ever met.

Lecturer you are one of the dearest lecturers I have ever met online. I have to no word express my grief. Not just me but all of us. You taught   in a way that touched our hearts madam. I and we really love you mam. Even if your term is over, you will always be in our hearts madam. I wish you all the best for your future endeavors madam. And always be happy and stay safe madam. 

My favorite singer

I love Hindi music as well as folk music. So when I was studying the folk music side I met a lovely man. He creates new time creations about  using folk music. His name was Saman Lenin the beloved dictator. He has done a lot of Music using folk music and folklore. He is also a Graduate of The University of the Visual and Performing Arts. 

The first song I heard from him was the song "Ambaruwo" from the movie "Siri Parakum". He later introduced the  song as , " Suddhi, Daddy, because it was given for free". As well as he sings interesting folk song. They are so sweet to the ears while listening. So I have never seen a person like him sing folk song before. I really like the way he sings folk music. 

So I wish he had all the strength, courage and luck to cultivate the field of folk art!!!

MY FAVORITE SONG 😍😍😍😍

Music is s tool that can heal our mind. And music can someone meditate. We use word rhythms in music but we can create an image out of it. Music is a wonderful art. As humans we all love music. People listen to different type of music to heal their minds. For a examples they listen Indian music, hip pop, Jaz etc..

I don't know the meaning of Hindi songs. But I love that music so much. The tone in that music is very sweet. Even though I do not understand Hindi, its contents still affects me deeply. From time to time I fall in love with different songs but one song remains the most passionate in my mind. That is Dhvani Bhanushali's song called "Leja Re" . The theme of this song is "take me". Here the singer says, " I am your lover. Give me the most wonderful memories I will never forget". In fact in this song that singer gives you the real feel of it. So I like this song a lot because I like the tone, the rhythm and the singer who sings it a lot . I love the healing of my mind when I listen to that song. So now you too  listen to these songs and maybe you like it a lot.

 

PRAYUNJANA COMPETITION

The digital platform was names as PRAYUNJANA the talent of the first year student of the faculty of Dance and Drama at The University of the Visual and Performing Arts. There  were three categories of  solo dance, duet dance, and group dances for  dance student. There were also solo dramas and specific play writing competition for students studying Drama and Performing Arts.

I also competed in this competition. Here I chose the solo dance category as my competition category. I present my dance to a creative poem created  around a village play.  Here I chose a poem that revolves around Sokari. So we all know about Sokari. 

Here I chose the outdoor area for the play. So my whole family, including my mom , dad, helped with this. I was very happy to do this. 

I don't know if I win this competition but I believe that coming forward is s great skill I got.

Punchi's Engagement😍😍

We all like love. And if we have so many souls, we are ready to have a loving relationship. So my Punchi fell in love for seven years. So yesterday the ream they had been waiting for seven years came true. So yesterday was the engagement of Kalani Disanayake and Samadhi Lakmal.

It was a happy day for them as well as for us.  Yesterday many of our missing persons joined in this function. And not the two of them but two families who got together yesterday. We have lot of sweet memories of that day. So I wish them all strength, courage and luck they need to start a happy marriage and stay together for as long souls. 

My latest class

When studying dance we need to open our heart to know different dancing traditions. So I attend a class today to learn one of the dances in the Indian dance tradition. So I went to learn the North Indian Kathak dance tradition. 

I attended class in with my best friend. After I went to class I met about ten friends from university. So I'm very happy about that because We've seen zoom technology for so long. So today we can actually see. I learned about this class from Pavithra. So thank you so much to her for pointing me to it .

MY DREAM ❤❤❤❤❤💪💪💪💪

Anyone living in the world has  dream. We choose those dreams because of some experience of our. So I built my dream based on my experience. I have been working on that dream since I was a child. So here is what I do to move on to my dream.

I studied Dance, Economics and Geography for my A/L studies. I did those subjects and passed the A/L Examination. So I was able to get a chance at university. When I chose university, I chose the best university that could achieve  my dream. I saw the The University of the Visual and Performing Arts as the best possible university of my dream. So I chose that university. So, I had the opportunity to study there s a student. I'm happy about that. I think I had two steps towards my dream. 

When I was child I heard something like this. Everyone can be a doctor, but not everyone can be an artist. So, my dream is to become a artist. My main goal through becoming an artist is to become a talented dancer. No matter how many obstacles I face, I will achieve my dream. So my parents, my family and many  teachers in school and university help me in this.

MOTHER OF VINDU

My school is the beautiful school in the Kurunegala District of the North Western Province. It is great honor to be in a Kingdom city. The kingdom of Panduwasnuwara is located around my school. It was a great privilege's for  me to  attend a school in my area ruled by Kind Panduwasdew. Kuli / S.W.R.D. Bandaranayake National school is the name of my school which resonates all over the North Western Province.

My school vision is to be the best school in the four corners. My school mother has produced many valuable gifts to the country and that is our future generation. Our school has produced senior officers in three forces in the Army as well as university students. It is because of the teachers behind us that we have been able to bring so many great children to the country. My school has won many excellent awards, not only in formal education but also in tongue education. My school has won many awards in aesthetic subject and sports events. So my mother of vindu has produced many wonderful student in Panduwasdew Pura land. 

I wish my mother would always be able to give our country many great children. And I love my school mother. 

 

MY NEW FRIEND

I have been waiting for about five years for the friend I met to become my friend. My uncle brought him to me. I am really happy. Thank you so much my uncle for giving me something like this.  That is my drum. Yes, the drum is my new friend.  

That is Gataberaya belongs to the Kandyan Dance Tradition. It is 27 cm long. It is created Kohomba trunk. Cattle and Goat skins have been  also used for this. I am really glad today.

I can use this to facilitate the study of drumming . I thank you so many times for What I have given to my self, my mother, my father, my uncle, my grand ma and grand father. Again I thank for all and I love you.💓💓💓💓

TODAY IS SPECIAL DAY

I really see today as one of the most important day of the past week. I usually attend lectures five days a week and do my external  study on Saturday and Sunday. But this evening is very special. Because I attended important lecture. This was done by the students of the Faculty of Arts, University of the Colombo. These days they are holding their art festival using zoom technology. They had named this Art festival as "Akaniya". They called today lecture a " viduhuru pelapaliya". The lecture was originally named by the senior lecturer Saddha Uthpala. The lecture was also given by Mr. Saddha Uthpala, a senior lecturer on the university of the visual and performing art and it was because of him that our students had the opportunity to attend to this.

He spoke about the Bali, Thovil, Shanthi karma in Sri Lanka and it's birth stories. Also talked about its scientific background. He also spoke on a number of timely topics and mentioned places where the dance should be held. He explains how timely it is to use dance forms in the Local dance tradition for weddings.

In fact I was able to learn a lot in the tradition dance by this. I also able to listen to poems that I had never heard before. I'm really Happy to hear a lecture like this at a time like this because a lot of things have been taught to us by the traditional dance.

My Favorite Dance😍😍😍

Dance is an art. We have to be very lucky to get that art. I like all the dance in the world and I like all the dances in it. But I like our local traditional dance a lot. Among them the Kandyan dance tradition is the most serious dance art. From its dance I know many of stories about the dancing. So, Kuweni  Asna is my favorite dance. 

 

The Kuweni Asna dance was first performed at the Kohomba Yak Kankari  Shanthi karma held to heal king Panduwasdew. Kuweni Asna dance is a dance form with singing . this dance is about Kuweni. Here beautiful poems are sung according to different tunes. Among those poems, Kuweni mentioned. "Dan sondura thaniwa mama " is the my favorite poem in the Kuweni asna. There are various stories like how Kuweni lived with king Vijaya, how she was expelled, and how she lived without her husband. It also  includes the curse placed on King Vijaya by Kuweni. 

 

This dance is performed with a coconut torch and " ea gasa ". This dance is performed as a making circle. In this dance, emotions are used well. This is an energetic dance as well as some very beautiful dance steps. Only dancers dance in the sanctum sanctorum, where they use Wes dance costume. On stage, this is danced by both male and female. The female dancers also wear the Pahinpath dance costume and male dancers also wear the Wes dance costume.

 

So, I like the way of costume, the make up, and the style of this dance all have to do with it, And it's performed many times in various places. So, I like this one a lot. 

CORN😍😍

I like to eat a lot of whole grains. But out of that I like to eat Corn the most. So today my mom had taken corn for me. So I eat them with great pleasure because I like it very much. So I thought I'd find out a little more about the corn I like to eat the most.

The corn plant is actually native to Mexico in North America. Some say that this plant bends well with the plant called Teosinte. It is said that this plant was brought to our country by the kings who ruled in Sri Lanka during the 16th and 17 centuries. 

The genus of this plant is Pancoideae and the botanical name is Zea mays. One or more spikes on a maize tree. Seed rows in pairs. The pods are 5-45cm long and 3-8cm diameter . Seed size can range from 400-1000. Corn is a seed fruit. The main constituents of corn kernels are starch (75-77%), Protein (9-10%), Cellulose and sugar (7%), Oil (5%) and Minerals (2-3%).

There are different varieties of maize. Namely:

• Aruna
• Bhadra
• Pearl
• Ruwan
• Wild corn
• Sweet Corn & Sampath     

Also, this corn makes very tasty delicacies. In Sri Lanka corn is used to make Samaposha. It is also used to make porridge, bread, pittu, Pusnappa, steamed milk corn, popcorn & traditional foods. 

Corn also has the potential to meet 18.7% of the body's daily fiber requirement. It also lowers cholesterol levels and reduces the risk of colon cancer. It also has high levels of folate, which is good for the heart. It also contains vitamins like vitamin B1 & B5.

So because of the above I most like to eat corn. 😍😍😍

MY FAVORITE FILM😍😍😍

No matter how many films are made in Sri Lanka, there is one film that impressed me. The film is based on the historical story that took place during the Anuradhapura ancient kingdom. The screenplay was created by the same person who directed it. His name was Jackson Anthony, a veteran  film director. The main character of this film was Mr. Sajitha Anthony. His main Character was Pandukabhaya. The music was Directed by Mr.  Nadeeka Guruge.  

Many of the scenes mentioned here caught my attention. One of my favorite moments is when Prince Pandukabhaya  is taken by the Habaraa and the Gumbukabutha. And the end of film Mr. Sajitha said that, I am dedicated to the motherland, I will save the motherland for the rest of my life. I like that  scene a lot too. Not without dislikes in this movie. In fact, I don't like the scene where Aba goes to dance and yells "mom".

In fact, the crew of the film had beautifully directed this to the audience. The camerawork as well as the background used here is very interesting. It made me feel like we were really back in the history. Also, the film won many awards. They won the following awards.

• Most popular film
• Best Actress 
• Best supporting actress
• Best cinematographer
• Best music direction
• Best sound effect
• Best lyricist
• Merit awards

The film mentioned above is the Aba film. It's my favorite movie because it's very high quality film.