PUPPET MUSEUM-balapitiya,Sri lanka

Hello, my dear steemian friends,

Today I hope to share with you information about a traditional puppet museum.

There is a puppet museum near the Balapitiya Hospital where I work. I had been wanting to visit the museum for a while. I decided to go see it with a friend. After the morning shift at the hospital ended at 1 pm, we both went to see the puppets. Since the puppet museum is very close to the hospital, we were able to get there in a short time of about 5 minutes.

puppet are found in many countries of the world.but in the Sri Lanka there is a special place for string puppet.here you can see the puppet that are fully prepared from head to toe.this art is found in Ambalangoda and Balapitiya areas in the southern province of Sri Lanka.This is an art that is handed down from generation to generation. The puppeteer's skill is to give life to the puppets by moving the puppets' hands,feet, head etc. with string.currently there are 6or 7 puppet show group in sri Lanka. they will go to all parts of Sri Lanka for shows.

An entry fee of 200 rupees will be charged.It is open every day from 9 am to 6 pm except for the few holidays.I have come to know that many foreign tourists come to see this.school children's and other local tourists also come here.we received a leaflet with details.

The exhibition hall was decorated with puppets depicting scenes from plays. There was an opportunity to learn about puppetry, learn about puppet making, and watch live puppet shows on the puppet stage. Puppet-related creations available for purchase were displayed in a separate booth.

(The puppets above depict a traditional male and female dancer)

Puppet plays often feature Jataka stories as their plot. The pictures below show how their scenes are arranged.

(The scene depicts the imprisonment of his father, King Bimbisara, by Prince Ajasatta, and the scene of a royal court)

(The ascetic Vessantara sacrifices his children, the ascetic Sirisangabo sacrifices his head, Prince Saliya and Princess Ashokamala were adorned in this manner)

(A couple dancing at a night party, a Nilame dressed in traditional Nilame attire and a prince, and a chariot accident scene were shown)

kaduru wood is often used to make puppets.the puppets are finished by adding the body the body parts made separately.Nowadays there are very few puppeteer's.the reason is that they turn to other jobs.

Musical instruments used to provide music for puppet plays were also kept for exhibition.

In addition, we could see many other puppets there. I regret that I was unable to bring their true beauty to you because the photos on my phone are not clear.

We didn't get a chance to see the live puppet show that day. My two babies were waiting for me at home, so I didn't have much time to visit the museum.After leaving the museum, we quickly boarded a bus to head home.

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Google map:-
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Puppet Museum
071 552 5038

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