Ambalangoda

Ambalangoda is a waterfront town situated in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Represented by Ambalangoda Urban Council, the town is celebrated for its old demon veils and fallen angel dancers. It is around 107 kilometers south of Colombo and is arranged at a rise of 13 meters over the ocean level. Ambalangoda is served by Sri Lanka Railways' Coastal Line. Ambalangoda Railway Station is a noteworthy station on hold, and is associated with the real urban communities Colombo and Galle by rail.

It is served by the A2 parkway, which goes through the town. Kurundugahahetekma passage of the E01 turnpike is 13 kilometers from Ambalangoda and it takes around 45 minutes to travel by means of the Southern Expressway from Ambalangoda to Kottawa, a suburb of Colombo. The town is famous for the fabricate of wooden covers and puppets. The customary covers are cut from light Balsa like Kaduru wood. Kaduru trees develop in the muddy grounds circumscribing paddy fields. The wood is smoke dried for seven days in readiness.

The hand cut and hand painted covers in conventional move dramatizations are both energetic and beautiful. Veils are made for three distinct kinds of moving ceremonies: 'Kolam', which recount ridiculing accounts of conventional Sri Lankan frontier life; 'Sanni', or fallen angel moving covers, utilized in a sort of expulsion service to recuperate individuals of persevering sicknesses accepted to be perpetrated by evil spirits; and 'Raksha' covers, which are utilized in celebrations and parades.