Off we were to the streets with the gang, on Vesak poya night
to go in search of beautifully decorated streets in Colombo and it sure was extraordinarily
put together this time I thought! :) The lighting, the lanterns, the pandols and the 3d projection
mapping at the museum was just outstandingly beautiful! Oh and
the neon lit toys :D Tee hee! For a moment it felt like I was in one of those Chinese
lantern and Japanese Tanabata festivals.
The 2012 spirit of Vesak was
sure intense! :)
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| Full moon :) |
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| The reflection of lights on water |
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pics were taken during my first trip around Nawam mawatha but it was
more beautiful when I made the next trip around the city but
unfortunately I didn't have the cam with me then. So yeah! :( However, I
still thought these were amazing too. :)
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| The streets |
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| The raining light |
Lanterns
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lanterns were beautifully designed and intricately carved as always. I dunno if they were lacer cut or hand done..whatever it is, it looked really nice. This can actually be an inspiration for a good lacer cut collection with Sri Lankan motifs I thought! :) My next post would be on certain designers who have done fabulous collections for spring/summer 2012 which has lacer cut pieces that kind of resemble the carvings of these lanterns. :)
These are just some images of the lanterns we were able to capture but of course, there were nicer one's too. :)
Pandols
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The multi coloured sparkling mini bulbs of massive
pandols. Beautiful and always has a story to tell.
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| Special effects- I said pour me some light! :D |
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It was also fun blending with the massive crowd wearing neon
coloured horns over our heads. It was crazy like!
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| The neon horns :D |
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| Loved the candy colours of Beeda |
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| Toy seller |
