This video only contains a few clips i cut out of the elephents dancing for the traditional beat at Kandy Dalada Perehera that happens once a year in July in Sri Lanka.

Perahera

The group from the Kataraama Devale in the Esala Perahera (Day Perahera), Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The women play the Rabana to usher in the Sinhala & Tamil New Year, as well as to celebrate the opening of the Tsunami Camp. Followed up with a round of Kiri bat...ahh. :)

visit lanka

This clip describes my visit to the ancient ruins at Polonnaruwa and contains some historical information about the area. The track is Groove Armada's "Superstylin'"

Sri Lanka - Beach of Arugam Bay

The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C. probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a south Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The coastal areas of the island were controlled by the Portuguese in the 16th century and by the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in 1983. Tens of thousands have died in the ethnic conflict that continues to fester. After two decades of fighting, the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) formalized a cease-fire in February 2002 with Norway brokering peace negotiations. Violence between the LTTE and government forces intensified in 2006 and the government regained control of the Eastern Province in 2007, but neither side has formally withdrawn from the cease-fire.

Join rani,mel,nan,bryan and bruce as lasantha guides them around the ancient city of polonnaruwa deep in the jungles of sri lanka

This is real melody of kasun kalhares