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Gammadu Shanthikarmaya

Sri Lanka has three traditions.There are Kandyan, Low Country and Sabaragamu . Low - Country dance is a  very beautiful and energetic dance style. It has foure main dance styles. Matara, Benthara, Raigama and Siyana. This dance styles have many different items. Like Deva Shanthikarma, Yak thovil, Madu Shanthikarma etc. Gammaduwa occupies a prominent place among peace rituals. Gammaduwa varies regionally. This is styles , customs vary depending on the region. 




They hold the Gamaduwa for fertility.This is done for God. Gammaduwa has 06 pantheons. Two of them are major and large. They remaining four are of average size and they are decorated Gop kola, Kesel pathuru,   Habarala kola etc. All of pantheons are  very colourful.



Gammaduwa has very beautiful dancing items. First of all Adukolpadaya and Yahan Dakma. They for all dancers are participated. And this is very  beautiful and consists of segments of shasthriya pada. Futher the more Kothala padaya, Aguru dummala padaya, Kala pandam natima, Bisokapa natima , Pandam pada natima, Thelme etc. Pandam pada is very elegant item. Four dancers participate in this. They dance using pandam. The dummala beating , the lightning of pandam and putting them in his mouth and his adoration are see here.

 Pandam Dance


Thelme as well as Devol dance, Garayak Dance etc. They dance in the morning. Kurumbara and Wahala is elements performed without the dancer's guidance. The Gammaduwa from night until the next morning. Everyone in the village participates in this.

 
















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