'Silambu Palaendheema' - Lighting lamps, Part 5, Maniccawaththe Pansala, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Silambu Palaendheema' - Lighting lamps, Part 4, Maniccawaththe Pansala, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Silambu Palaendheema' - The Bodhi Pooja, Part 3, Maniccawaththe Pansala, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Silambu palaendheema', Part2, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The official wearing of the dancers anklets at the 'Maanikkawaththe Pansala'.

'Silambu palaendheema', Maniccawaththe Pansala, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.Part 1.

Please click on each of the web-links below to see videos of the action:-

https://youtu.be/B1w5YnuQMtg

https://youtu.be/tnhJm-GTymc

 Students in a dancing class, learning 'Sinhala Natum' - Sinhalese dances, have a graduation ceremony. At this the anklets - 'Halamba' S, 'Silambu' T, are ceremonially tied. This is a religious ceremony. I took these pictures at such a ceremony at the Maniccawaththe Pansala, Avissawella on the 22nd March 2015.