Kohomba Kankariya ritual
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The Kohomba Kankariya ritual is a traditional Sri Lankan Kandyan dance and healing ceremony performed to invoke deities for protection, purification, and the dispelling of misfortune.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kandyan dance form
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healing ceremony ⓘ ritual ⓘ traditional Sri Lankan ritual ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
averting calamities
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restoring balance between humans and deities ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Kohomba deviyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sinhalese people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
guardian deities ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culture | Kandyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | overnight ceremony ⓘ |
| features |
chanting
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costumed dancers ⓘ drumming ⓘ elaborate dance sequences ⓘ masked dancers ⓘ ritual offerings ⓘ |
| function |
community protection rite
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exorcistic ritual ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
final blessing
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invocation of deities ⓘ main dance sequences ⓘ preliminary purification rites ⓘ |
| intangibleHeritageType |
performing arts
ⓘ
ritual and festive events ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Kandyan dancers
ⓘ
drummers ⓘ ritual specialists ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandyan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
dispelling misfortune
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healing ⓘ invoking deities ⓘ protection ⓘ purification ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kandyan dance tradition
ⓘ
Sri Lankan ritual dance ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Buddhist folk religion
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indigenous deity worship ⓘ |
| setting |
ritual pavilion
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village setting ⓘ |
| transmission |
master–apprentice system
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oral tradition ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
Kandyan drums
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ⓘ
daula ⓘ geta bera ⓘ thammattama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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