Elephant costumes for Kaduwela Rankadu Pattini Dewala Day Perahera of Sri Lanka
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- Elephant costumes for Kaduwela rankadu Pattini Perahera of Sri Lanka
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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.
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우와 코키리 의상에
화려하니 멋지네요 공유해주신 영상잘보고 60번째 엄지척 으로 응원듬북 드리고 갑니다 🤗 🙏 💝
Wonderful elephant and event my friend! Happy weekend🤗
우와 코키리의상이 아주 특이하고 멋집니다 최곱니다 귀한영상 공유해 주셔서 감사합니다 최곱니다 손유정 십년만돌리도
beautiful costume for an elephant Thank you for sharing👍♥️
Looks so good ❤❤😊
Trang phục cho chú voi 🐘 màu sắc rất đẹp dễ thương quá bạn ơi 🐘xin chúc cả nhà thân thương cùng ngắm vui vẻ 😁😁💓💓💓💓
ಶ್ರೀಲಂಕಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಡುವೆಲ ರಂಕಾಡು ಪತ್ತಿನಿ ದೇವಳ ಪೆರೇಹರಾಗೆ ಆನೆ ವೇಷಭೂಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು
i always enjoy your videos until the end thumbs up my friend . thanks for the wonderful video
안녕하세요 반가워요 좋아요 50 주변경관이 최고입니다 멋진 영상 감사합니다 풀시청 합니다 수고하셨습니다 오늘도 변함없이 응원합니다 의리 사랑 해피 👍🏻🇰🇷
Beautiful sharing. Have a good day 👍🏼♥️
46❤안녕하세요 기억여행채널입니다 답방왔습니다 유친님의 멋진 코끼리영상 응원합니다 👍 😎 🤗 💕 😘 🙌 👍 😎 🤗
Nice 🇨🇦❤️👍❤️👍🥰🎉🎉🇱🇰
فيديو جميل، شكرا لك على المشاركة 🤩🤩🤩
Чудесный слон🦬 нарядный. Замечательное видео, спасибо огромное, милый друг, отличная работа.
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Interesting to watch the video, thank you very much for sharing with us
Quản cảnh nơi đây và lễ hội rất nhôn nhịp vui và đẹp quá bạn mến chúc bạn ngày càng nhiều súc khoẻ nhiều niệm vui ❤🎉
Wow 🐘 looks so.proud 🙏🙏🙏
40 like good video ❤️💪😊
It is nice to see these gentle giants in costumes. Very colorful! Enjoy the festivities, my friend. ☺
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The big elephant costume is really big. And it’s so beautiful✨️🌸🌸
오~^^♡아름다운 풍경입니다 이렇게 아름다운 영상을 함께해주셔서 감사드립니다 멋지고 유익합니다 공유해주셔서 감사합니다 새해 복 많이 받으세요 ❤❤
The elephant is dressed elaborately in sequined outfits covering the entire body, trunk and ears of the animal. vibrant & colorful elephant & tusker costumes!
so beautiful
They always look so majestic 😍😍
How beautiful ....Loved it
I hope you have a wonderful year!💞
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Happy New Year. Thank you very much for publishing this valuable video. It's a very sacred elephant. Elephant costumes are exceptionally beautiful. I was truly moved by how happy and respected the elephants were. I sincerely hope that you, your family, and everyone in your community will have a year filled with smiles.👍16🐘👏👏🎊🎊🌿⛰🌲