Ancient kama festivals in sri lanka

je,kaghska Èkh isys.kajk merKs ,laÈj rdcH ldfuda;aij (;s,la fiakdisxy)

;j;a fmïj;=kaf.a Èkhla fyj;a je,kaghska Èkhla meñK ;sfí'óg oYl lsysmhlg fmr wmf.a iudch ;=< lsishï we.ehqulg ;nd oek ye÷kqulgj;a m;aj fkd;snQ fuu je,kaghska Èkh ysáyeáfha wm ck iudch u;g ~m;s; jQfha~ mj;sk wd¾:slh wkjYH f,i Tvq Èùfï frda. ,laIKhla jk wê mßfNdack jdofha wksgq M,hla f,isks'
je,kaghska Èkh kñka ye¢kafjk fuu fmïj;=kaf.a Èkhg uq,aù we;af;a ls;=kq idka;=jrfhl= ms<sn| mqrdfKdala;shls' tfy;a" tjeks idka;=jrhl= ms<sn| lsisÿ i|ykla ls;=kq idka;=jr kdudj,sfha fld;eklj;a ke;' ,sx.sl;ajh uq,a fldg .;a fhdjqka wdorh" fifkyi hkq Ndjuh miqìula yg.kakls' tneúka" fuf,i jHdc wd.ñl ~weula~ fhdod fhdjqka mrmqf¾ Ndjhka l=¿.ekaùu u.ska Tjqka mdßfNda.sl;ajfhys k;= lr .ekSu fuu je,kaghska Èkh ms<sn| lgql i;Hh nj lsj hq;= h' fldákau lsjfyd;a je,kaghska Èk ieureu hkq jpkfha mßiudma; w¾:fhkau fjf<| u.ähls'
;;a;ajh fufia jqjo ldfuda;aij wm merKs ck iudchg kqyqre kqmqreÿ fohla fkdfõ' ck weoys,s iy ck l%Svd jYfhka ye¢kafjk iduQysl l%shdldrlïj, hï hï ,sx.sl;aj ,laIK ;snQ w;r rfÜ md,lhka iy idudkH ck;dj tla lrk rdcH ldfuda;aij mjd merKs Ndr;fha fukau wm rfÜo olakg ,eìK'
.sr.a. iuÊc hkq nqoaO ld,Sk bkaÈhdfõ mjd m¾j;dY%s;j meje;s tjeks oejeka; ldfuda;aijhls' uyskaod.ukhg fmr Y%S ,xldfõ o óg w;sYhska iudk ldfuda;aijhla meje;s nj fmfkhs' wkqrdOmqr rdcOdkshg wh;a úYsIag;u iajNdúl NQ ks¾udKhla jk ñyska;,h Y%S ,xldfõ meje;ajqKq fuu ieKfl<sh i|yd f;dard .ekqKq njg ft;sydisl iy udkj úoHd;aul idlaIs ;sfí'
fuu .sr.a. hkafkys .sߤw. fyj;a m¾j; uqÿk ke;fyd;a m¾j; fl<jr" m¾j; mduq, hk woyi m< fõ' iuÊc hkafkka mejefikqfha iudchSh tluq;=j jeks woyils' ta flfia fyda w;S;fha bkaÈhdfõ meje;s fuu iqúfYaIS ieKfl<sh ms<sn| f;dr;=re ;%smsgl uQ,dY%hkaf.ka mjd ,nd .; yel'
nqoaO ld,fha meje;s fuu .sr.a. iuÊc ieKfl<sh kegqï" .ehqï" jehqï" lvq Ys,am" Ñ;% Ys,am" u,a,j ‍fmdr" irU l%Svd" we;a ‍fmdr" t¿ ‍fmdr" odÿ l%Svd" bkao%cd,d" ì,s mQcd wdÈfhka iukaú; wdydrmdk we;=¿ f,!lsl;ajhg wjYH fiiq ishÆ wjYH;d imqrd,k W;aijhla fia ye¢kaúK'
;%smsgl uQ,dY%j,g wkqj nqÿka jykafiaf.a w. iõjka jk ießhq;a uq.,ka uy f;rjreka flda,s;" Wm;siai kï jk .sys l, o .c ñ;=re fom<ls' nqoaO ld,fha rc.ykqjr meje;s fuu .sr.a. iuÊc ieKfl<shg iyNd.s jk Tjqyq tys we;s w.;s.dó;ajh oel iir l,lsfr;s' ta wkqj jqj wmg hï wkqudkhlg msúish yelafla fuu .sr.a. iuÊc ldfuda;aijh tjl ck iudchg ~YsIagdpdrh ;=< j,au;a ùug~ § ;snQ tla;rd wjia:djla njh'
ta flfia fyda miqld,Skj fï ;;a;ajh fl;rï w.;s.dó whqßka biau;= ù o h;a Ndr;fha rclï l< wfYdal wêrdchdg ^l%s'mQ' 268)232& fujka w.;s.dó iudc ieKfl<s k;r lrk fuka wd{d mekùug mjd isÿù we;'
t;=uka úiska msysgqjk ,o m<uq .sß ,smsfhys ~k p iudc l;fjHda~ hkqfjka ~iudc l¾;jHhka fkdl< hq;= h~ hkqfjka i|yka fj;;a tf,i k;r l< hq;af;a fun÷ ksire ieKfl<s muKla nj o meyeÈ,s h' j;auka iudcfhys jqj ~iudc~ hkqfjka mq¿,a wre;la m<jk uq;a Bg ~Yd,d~ hkak tlaùu;a iu. tla ksYaÑ; wre;la muKla .uH jk nj fuys§ isys.ekaúh hq;=h' ta wkqj wfYdal wêrdchd úiska iudcuh lghq;= ^iudc lghq;=& fkdl< hq;= njg wd{d mkjd we;af;a fuu ~t<suyka iudc Yd,d~ meje;aùfuka iudchg isÿjk wjev ukdj jgyd .ekSfuka miqj úh hq;=h' ta flfia fyda Bg miqj wm rfÜ meje;s úúO ldfuda;aij ms<sn| ft;sydisl f;dr;=re ÿ,n fkdfõ'
nla udifha kj i| ne,Sfuka ysñ jk iem iïm;a w;rg ia;%S iemh o wh;a njg j¾;udkfha o hï ms<s.ekSula ;sfí' tfukau kj ishjfia§ muK ,shejqKq nj ie,flk iS.sß .Shlska fuu kji| ne,Sfï m%;sM, ms<sn|j mejfihs' iS.sßh keröug meñKs ;reKhl= úiska tys legm;a mjqf¾ ,shd we;s u;= l=regq .Sfhka m<jkqfha kj i| ne,Su u.ska ;uka oeka ia;%S iem ,eìug iqÿiqlï ,nd we;s njls'
wÛksks w;a i,õ fu.S ‍fmdfydkafkla ke;so kj n.a <ikao ÿï ñksilayq fkdjckafkhs
fuys idudkH wre; jkqfha ~ldka;dfjks" w;a i,jq' ^w;a jkõ& udf.a fï .Sh w.hkakl= ke;s fj;;a" nla udifhys kj i| oel meñKs ;reKhl= ^jk ud& fkdi,ld yßkak tmd'
nla udifhys kj i| ) tkï nla ui kj i| ÿgq ;reKhl= ldka;djkaf.a iud.ug úfYaIfhka iqÿiq fj;ehs hk woyi fï .Sh rÑ; kj jeks ishjfia § furg meje;=Kq njla mjik uydpd¾h fikr;a mrKú;dk iQÍka jeäÿrg;a mjikqfha tu.s ka tu ld,fha fuys meje;s ldfuda;aijhla ms<sn| meyeÈ,s bÛshla ,ndfok nj h'
Y%S ,xldfõ meje;s mxpldu iïm;a Nqla;sú£u uq,a fldg .;a fuu ieKfl<s iïm%odh fodf<diajk ishjfika we/ô ‍fmdf<dkakre hq.fha§ mjd meje;s njg ft;sydisl idlaIs jxY l;d uQ,dY% j,ska meyeÈ,s fjhs' jika; Ç, fyj;a iuhqiaij kï jk ieKfl<shla ms<sn|j uydjxYfha yegy;r jk mßÉf–ofha 9)14 .d:d mdGhkaf.ka m%ldY ùu Bg fyd|u ksoiqkls' tys mejefikqfha ‍fmdf<dkakrefõ rc l< uyd mrdl%undyq rc;=ud <ud ld,fha ;ukaf.a ^iq¿& mshd jk lS¾;s Y%S fï> ^Wm& rcq iu. ixL kï fikam;shd fjfik ~no,;a:,S~ kï .%duhg meñ”ula ms<sn|j h' tu .fuys Èk lsysmhla .; lrk lS¾;s Y%S fï> rcq ixL fifkúhd wu;d fufia lshhs'
oeka uf.a mq;d ;reKfhla' rclu ,eìug iqÿiqhs' ta ksid ta i|yd wjYH uÛq,a WmlrK iQodkï lrkak'
fï weiQ ixL fifkúhd ishÆ uÛq,a WmlrK iemhQ w;r rc;=ud ;=ka ojila f;rejkag u,a myka mqod fõo mrm%dma; nuqKkaf.a Wmfoia u; f;acdkaú;j ta ux.,H lghq;= ksufldg bka wk;=rej merl=ï l=ureka yd ~jika; l%Svdfõ~ fhÿKq nj tys i|ykah' iD;= fNaohla olakg fkd,efnk Y%S ,xldfõ meje;s fuu ~jika; Ç,~ ieKfl<sh Ndr;Sh ixialD;sfhka wmg Wreu lïiem uq,afldg .;a tlla nj meyeÈ,s h'
oUfoKs hq.fha ^l%s'j' l%s'j' 1220)1345& ,shejqKq mQcdj,sfhka o fujka ldfuda;aijhla ms<sn| jákd f;dr;=re /ila yuqfjhs' bka mejfikqfha fuu W;aijfha§ tl, ksfjia ;=<gu isrù isá l;=kag fmr fkdjQ úrE ksoyila ,eì tla;rd iSñ; wkaoulska Tjqka ~ck;dlrKhg~ ,lajQ nj h' ta nj mejfik mQcdj,s mdGh fufiah'
tod u;= udf,ka há ud,hg fkdniakd há udf,ka t<sm; mek msgg fkdhk l=, ia;%S ;u ;ukaf.a f.j,ska kslau msßjr yd iu. ishÆ i;=kagu fmks fmkS Whka" ‍fmdl=Kq .ïf;dg wdÈfhys is;a fia fl<sñka fiñka weúÈkakdyq h' tojia rc" nuqKq" fjf<|" f.dú isõ l=,fhys Y%Su;a jQ i,a,d, mqreIfhda wo wm yd iudk l=, we;s W;a;u ia;%Ska is;afia n,ïyhs jqj o u,l=ÿ f.k ta ta ikaêfhys isgf.k leu;s leu;s l=, ia;%Ska lrg u,a oï ou oud is;afia fl<skakdyqh'
mQcdj,sh u.ska tf,i rpkd ù we;af;a nqoaO ld,Sk Ndr;fha l;d m%jD;a;shls' tfy;a" tu.ska .%ka:h ,shQ iufha iuld,Sk f;dr;=re fkdmejefi;ehs lsj fkdyel'
mkaish mkia cd;l ‍fmdf;a tk Wkaudoka;S cd;lhg wkqj merKs Ndr;fha b,a udifha meje;s klaI;% l%Svdjla fyj;a kel;a fl<shla ms<sn|j i|yka h' tys§ ùÈ ixpdrh lrk rc;=uka yg k.rfha l=, ia;%Ska úiska u,a biSfï pdß;%hla ;snQ nj mejefihs' tu cd;lfhys i|yka wkaoug wßIag kqjr wNsmdrl kï fikam;shdf.a ìß| jk Wkaudoka;sh isõ ueÿre ljq¿j iómfha isg ;ukag u,a biskq oelSfuka isú rc;=uka ldufhka isysuq,djg m;afjhs' klaI;% l%Svdjla fia ie,l=Kq fuh ieneúkau ldfuda;aijhla njg th o idOdrK wkqudkhls'
b,a udifha meje;s nj mejefik ld¾;sl W;aij hkq o mqrdK Ndr;fhka Y%S ,xldjg odhdo jQ ldfuda;aijhls' fuys§ le;s kelf;a isg frfyK kel; fj; pkao%hd imeñK b,a mqr mif<diajl Èk mokï lr.ksñka mqrdK Ndr;fha fuu ld¾;sflda;aijh meje;s nj wkqudk l< yel' fuys i|yka frfyK fyj;a frdaysKsh pkao%f.a Nd¾hdjh' pkao% weh yd ruKhg tlaùu ld¾;sl udifha ke;fyd;a b,a mqr ‍fmdaod isÿùu u; tÈk rd;%sh ldu W;aij i|yd fhdod.kakg we;' ta wkqj fuu ld¾;sl W;aij uq,§ f,!lsl;ajhg mokï jQ ldfuda;aij iajrEmfhka meje;s nj fmfkhs'
mqrdKfha oUÈj meje;s fuu ld¾;sl W;aij ms<sn|j mkaish mkia cd;l ‍fmdf;a o i|yka fjhs' tys l=reO¾u cd;lfha oelafjk mßÈ toji wm uyd fndai;dfKda l=re rg" b¢m;a kqjr rc lrk iufha fmr isß;a wkqj ld¾;sl W;aijhlg iyNd.s ù ;sfí' tys§ ~ú;a;rdc~ iu. ‍fmdl=Kq f;rl isg isõfoig úÈk yS ir i;rlska tlla ;uka fkdoekqj;aj tu ‍fmdl=fKa isá u;aiHhl=g jÈkakg we;ehs is;+ rc;=ud ;uka rlsk l=re O¾uh ms<sn|j iel Wmojd .;a nj tu cd;lfhys i|yka h' fuys§ fuu isõ foig yS;, ú§fï pdß;%h wkx.hdf.a u,a yS ir ixfla;j;a flfrk wNspdrd;aul ldudrdOkhla nj ksiel h'
fuys§ uydjxYfha oijk mßÉf–ofha 87)88 .d:d mdGj,ska mejefik kel;a fl<s Èkj,§~ ~mKavqldNh rc f;fï Ñ;a;rdc iuÛ iu wiafkys ys| foõ ñksia kegqï lrjñka r;s l%Svdfjka hqla;j is;a we,ù~ hk mdGh o wmf.a isyshg kexfjhs'
tys§ oelafjk Ñ;a;rdc hkq l=reO¾u cd;lfha i|yka Ñ;a;rdc fyj;a wkx. ixl,amhu kï l%s'mQ¾j y;rjk ishjfia mKavqldNh rcq oji o furg rdcH uÜgfï ldfuda;aijhla meje;s nj ms<s.ekSug wmg isÿfjhs' tfy;a" miqld,Skj fuu ldfuda;aijh fn!oaO wd.ñl W;aijhla njg m;ajQ njg ft;sydisl idlaIs ;sfí'
l=reKE., hq.fha ^l%s'j' 1326)1335& ,shejqKq mkaish mkia cd;l ‍fmdf;a fiau oUfoKs hq.fha ,shejqKq ioaO¾u r;akdj,sh iy o<od isß; hk lD;Skaj, o fuu ld¾;sl W;aijh ms<sn|j i|yka fjhs' o<od isßf;ys ta ms<sn|j i|yka jkqfha ldka;sfha rc orejkag mඬqre mdkd fkdfhla Oqrfhka m<uqje o<od mඬqre mE miqj rc orejkag mඬqre mdkd bid hkqfjks' ñka mejefikqfha ld¾;sl ux.,Hfha§ rcjrekag mqo mඬqre m%odkh lsÍug fmr o<od jykafiag mqo mQcd meje;aúh hq;= njls' ta flfia fyda uykqjr hq.h muK jkúg fuh o<od W;aijhla uq,afldg .;a f,ig úldYkh ù ;sfí' ta wkqj wo jk úg furáka rdcH uÜgfï ldfuda;aij w;=rekaoù we;s uq;a jHdmdßl m%cdj úiska h<s tajd weröug ork wdhdih fuu je,kaghska W;aij ieKfl<s wdÈfhka ukdj m%o¾Ykh fjhs' 

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