When I was making a post about
Gay parade in Kathmandu, which reminded me so much of a carnival, I remembered suddenly that doing series of posts about Sri Lankan costumes I also wanted to show you what the Sri Lankans wear during their local street carnival called perahera but somehow I forgot about it. Well, doing this today. We accidentally bumped into the perahera procession on our way to Galle. It delayed our journey for a couple of hours but man! wan't it worth it! I enjoyed the show greatly. As any carnival the Sri Lankan perahera is a mixture of music, dancing and people dressed in amazing costumes. That was a spectacular sight and of course the most enjoyable for me was watching those bright, colourful and often unusual in design costumes.
By the way, the perahera is actually a religious procession. They are staged around the country at regular intervals during a year and are dedicated to different gods and regional deities. Main purpose of any perahera is either to invoke their blessings or to give thanks to them for favours received.
If you haven't read my previous Sri Lanka themed posts you can check them out now (especially I recommend the one about the wedding costume, it is amazingly beautiful)
great pictures with a great festival. :)
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What a bunch of good looking people in wonderful costumes. It was worth the delay.
ReplyDeleteEverybody seems to have much fun. You too I think, your pics are showing it.
Such wonderful images! The colours of the costumes are marvellous. How lucky you are to get to see these national events in person!
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful! Beautiful vibrant colorful spectacle, it was worth the wait to enjoy this! Kisses.
ReplyDeleteThe splash of color is just breathtaking, it must be an amazing event to attend!!
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he colour and the costumes are incredible. I can hardly believe it religious! x
ReplyDeleteI am always so inspired by the beautiful pictures you post. What an amazing experience. Thank you for sharing this with us.
ReplyDeleteSo colorful! And lots of jewelry too :)! Thank you for your post! I've never heard about this religious holiday before.
ReplyDeleteabsolutely amazing! i wish we would have some festivals and such a vibrant colorful culture here!
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After the carnival, I started getting into art. I felt that I wanted to be an artist, to dance and sing.
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