காவடி (Kavadi)

Kavadi 

காவடி



Kavadi also one of the art which is related to the folk culture. Kavadi is helding to fullfill the vow to the diety. There are so many kinds of Kavadi such as Paal kavadi, Panneer kavadi, Pushpa kavadi, Aanantha kavadi, Sakkarai kavadi, and Santhana kavadi. Paal kavadi and Mud kaavadi are mostly practicing in Eastern province of SriLanka. And Thookku kavadi is practicing in the notern part of SriLanka. 

The person who are having Kavadi, he'll have a small size of lance and according to his vow he'll having 10 or 15 picks on his back side. And he'll move according to the song which is singing by others. Finally people believe the god will give a condescension to the person who is having kavadi. We can also identify through his movements.

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