'Magic Pinsala' - 'The magic brush', A Sinhalese Children's play.

I made this video from a performance at the Town Hall, Avissawella, Sri Lanka. The performance was by the children of Sumedha Vidyalaya, Kosgama. The title of the play was 'Magic Pinsala' -- 'The Magic Brush'.  It tells the story of a child having a magic brush which brings to life everything that she paints with it. A feudal Lord forces her to paint a mountain of gems.  The child paints an island with a mountain of gems. On request she paints a boat for the Lord to cross across the waters to reach the island of gems. While the Lord and his retinue are in the boat, the child paints a severe tempest. The cruel Lord and his accomplices drown when the boat buffeted by the storm, breaks up.  I filmed this from the front row with no floodlights. The camera was a Nikon D90 in video mode.

http://youtu.be/xi6KvUUPtT0

Wedding customs of the Sinhalese, Sri Lanka.

Pots of milk.

Pouring milk into the pots by the newly-wed.

Wedding customs of the Sinhalese, Sri Lanka.

Tying of the knot binding the little fingers.

Handing over the bride by pouring water over the tied fingers.

Flowers in the hands of the girls singing 'Jayamangala Gathas' - Stanza's of blessing composed in Pali.

Preparing to break a coconut at the auspicious hour when the couple step off the 'poruwa'