Elephant costumes for Kaduwela Rankadu Pattini Dewala Day Perahera of Sri Lanka скачать в хорошем качестве

Elephant costumes for Kaduwela Rankadu Pattini Dewala Day Perahera of Sri Lanka

Elephant costumes for Kaduwela rankadu Pattini Perahera of Sri Lanka අලි ඇත් පරපුර සුරකිමු ©️    / @elephant.srilanka   Dressing up Perahera elephants : No small feat for jumbo fashion designer Majestic elephants adorned with sparkling tapestry, parading along the streets are among the highlights at the Kelaniya Perahera every year. A large number of local and foreign tourists turn up for the Perehara, to watch the elephants decked in their best for the year. Kandy Esala Perahera is one of the most fascinating and biggest festivals in Sri Lanka. This festival consist of many traditional items. They are fire dancers, Kandyan dancers, drummers, cultural dancers and hundreds of cultural items. And also there are lot of elephants and tuskers who are adorned with lavish garments. So this is one of the unique symbols in Sri Lanka. Today we are starting a series of simple drawings for kids with " Karanduwa " carrying elephant. Let's draw Perahera step by step. These tapestries in their enormity and intricacy take everyone’s breath away, but little do they know that these are a year-long culmination of one woman’s work to make these elephants the star attraction of the Perahera. Elephant Caregivers and Outfitters Make Elephants Shine During Famed Festival The historic temple, which houses Buddha’s left canine tooth according to Buddhist history, is the site of Esala Perahera, a festival currently drawing millions of visitors from around the world to central Sri Lanka. The festival is the resident elephants’ time to shine. They are among the 90 pachyderms clad in elaborate costumes that play essential roles in the festival’s sacred pageants to invite fortune and rain to the country. The process of choosing elephants for the famed festival is selective, as no ordinary elephant can carry out the most important aspects of the sacred celebration. In addition to the temple’s 13 resident elephants, 77 elephants come from temples and private families around the country to participate. The chosen elephants and their mahouts – people who train and ride the elephants – spend two weeks in Kandy during the festival. Trucks transport most elephants to Kandy, while the largest elephants make the journey on foot during a period of several days. The temple covers the costs to bring the elephants and mahouts to Kandy for the festival. Last year, the temple spent 5.4 million rupees ($41,000) on food, transportation and accommodations for elephants and their mahouts, as well as payment for the mahouts. "In Sri Lanka, no other animal has been associated for so long with the people in their traditional and religious activities as the elephant," says Jayantha Jayewardene, managing trustee of the Biodiversity and Elephant Conservation Trust, a local nonprofit organization that works to conserve elephant populations. Devout performers and onlookers say the famed festival would not be the same without the elephants. Deep ritual surrounds the act of dressing the Royal Tusker and requires a special team devoted to the task. The skilled hands of one man, K.C. Thadhani, have made the Sri Lankan elephant costumes since 1965. Thadhani’s name has become synonymous with elephant attire because he makes most of the creatures' costumes for festivals across the country. He makes between 20 and 40 elephant costumes for Esala Perahera each year. Thadhani uses rich velvets, elaborate embroidery and distinctive Kandyan designs to create the costumes for elephants in the temple procession. The costumes cover each elephant's body, head, ears and trunk. The largest elephant costumes, those for elephants more than 9 feet tall, require at least 100 yards (90 meters) of fabric, Thadhani says. Most costumes have multiple layers, including padding, lining, velvet and decoration. #elephant #srilankaculture #KotteRaja Kotte Raja Elephant Born Myanmar, Wild Elephant Hub, Elephant Pass, Elephant Zone, Elephant Music, An Elephant, Kent The Elephan, Elephant English, Malevolent Elephant, elephantnews, Latin Elephant, ELEPHANT SRILANKA, elephant dynasty sri lanka - හස්ති රාජ පරපුර, Wild TV Sri lanka, cp wild Lanka, Elephant of the Sri Lanka, WILD ELEPHANT IN SRI LANKA, Voice for Elephants Sri Lanka, Elephant Jeep Safari, Elephant Destination Sri Lanka, Elephant Journey, Sri lanka elephant, Wild Animals Sri Lanka, Ceylon Elephant Trail, Elephant Jambo SL, UP Elephant Lanka, Elephant Island, Pinnawala Elephant,