Read the following articles to learn more about the 2500 year old history of dancing in Sri Lanka.

Masks of Sri Lanka - by Gamini Wijesuriya
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The masks of the demons or Rakshas are quite interesting. An important feature is that they all have cobras on them. There is the mask of Garuda, the eternal enemy of the Cobra and one could see a cobra inside his beak.

Drums of Sri Lanka - by Piyasara Shilpadhipathi
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An examination of the village society in olden times would reveal that drums were used on special occasions during the life span of people, from their birth to the death. Drums which were origianlly used for pleasure and later for rituals came to be used in the Buddhist temples for the many ceremonies. At a later stage drums were also used as a means of communication.