Image title: Bali Art

Bali Art — The "Bali" is a belief with the moulds those are used by the sorcerers to appease any sickness that afflicts by apparitions. They are Bali in art in Sri Lanka. Bali is an art of appeasing the sick it goes back to the time immemorial. Thus the art and the rituals goes [???]

Sinhala text (not proofread):

බලි කලාව — ලෙඩ රෝග හා වෙනත් උපද්‍රවයන් භූතයන්ගේ බලපෑමෙන් සිදුවේය යන විශ්වාසයෙන් ඒවායෙන් වැලකීම සඳහා පවත්වනු ලබන ශාන්ති කර්ම හා ඒ සඳහා අඹන රූප ද බලි නමින් හඳුන්වනු ලැබේ. ඇතැම්විට බලි,චිත්‍ර වශයෙන් ද නිර්මාණය කරයි. ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ බලි ශාන්ති කර්මවල ඉතිහාසය ඈත අතීතයට දිව යයි. එහෙයින් බලි ශාන්ති කර්මයට අදාල අනෙකුත් අංග මෙන්ම බලි චිත්‍ර කලාව ද ඉතා දීර්ඝ කාලයක් තිස්සේ වර්ධනයට පත් වූවකි.

Transcription:

bali kalāva — leḍa rōga hā venat upadravayan bhūtayangē balapǣmen siduvēya yana viśvāsayen ēvāyen vælakīma sandahā pavatvanu labana śānti karma hā ē sandahā aḅana rūpa da bali namin handunvanu læbē. ætæmviṭa bali,chitra vaśayen da nirmāṇaya karayi. śrī laṅkāvē bali śānti karmavala itihāsaya ǣta atītayaṭa diva yayi. eheyin bali śānti karmayaṭa adāla anekut aṅga menma bali chitra kalāva da itā dīrgha kālayak tissē vardhanayaṭa pat vūvaki.

bali kalava — leda roga ha venat upadravayan bhutayange balapamen siduveya yana vishvasayen evayen valakima sandaha pavatvanu labana shanti karma ha e sandaha aḅana rupa da bali namin handunvanu labe. atamvita bali,chitra vashayen da nirmanaya karayi. shri lankave bali shanti karmavala itihasaya ata atitayata diva yayi. eheyin bali shanti karmayata adala anekut anga menma bali chitra kalava da ita dirgha kalayak tisse vardhanayata pat vuvaki.

Automated translation:

Art of Sacrifice — Shanti Karmas performed to ward off diseases and other hazards in the belief that they are caused by the influence of demons, and the images made for them are also known as Bali. Sometimes sacrifices are also created as paintings. The history of Bali Shanti Karmas in Sri Lanka dates back to the distant past. Therefore, the art of Bali art has been developed for a long time, as well as other elements related to Bali Shanti Karma.

Tamil text (not proofread):

செய்வினை மந்திரக் கலை — நோய் நொடிகள் பிற இடர்கள் என்பன பேய் பிசாசுகளின் பார்வையால் ஏற்படுகின்றன எனும் நம்பிக்கை நிலவுவதால் அவற்றிலிருந்து மீளுவதற்காக நடாத்தப்படும் சாந்தி கருமங்களும் "அவற்றுக்காக அமைக்கப்பட்ட உருவங்களும் “செய்வினைகள்”என்று அழைக்கப்படுகின்றன. ல வேளைகளில் அவை ஓவியங்கள் வடிவிலும் அமைக்கப்படுவதுண்டு. இலங்கையின் செய்வினை சாந்தி கருமங்களுடன் தொடர்பான மற்றைய துறைகள் போன்றே செய்வினை ஓவியக்கலையும் மிக நீண்ட காலமாக நிலைத்துப் பரவியதொன்று ஆகும்.

Transcription:

ceyviṉai mantirak kalai — nōy noṭikaḷ piṟa iṭarkaḷ eṉpaṉa pēy picācukaḷiṉ pārvaiyāl ēṟpaṭukiṉṟaṉa eṉum nampikkai nilavuvatāl avaṟṟiliruntu mīḷuvataṟkāka naṭāttappaṭum cānti karumaṅkaḷum "avaṟṟukkāka amaikkappaṭṭa uruvaṅkaḷum “ceyviṉaikaḷ”eṉṟu aḻaikkappaṭukiṉṟaṉa. la vēḷaikaḷil avai ōviyaṅkaḷ vaṭivilum amaikkappaṭuvatuṇṭu. ilaṅkaiyiṉ ceyviṉai cānti karumaṅkaḷuṭaṉ toṭarpāṉa maṟṟaiya tuṟaikaḷ pōṉṟē ceyviṉai ōviyakkalaiyum mika nīṇṭa kālamāka nilaittup paraviyatoṉṟu ākum.

seyvinai manthirag kalai — noy nodigal pira idarkal enpana pey pisasugalin parvaiyal erpaduginrana enum nambikkai nilavuvathal avarrilirunthu miluvatharkaga nadathappadum santhi karumangalum "avarrukkaga amaikkappatta uruvangalum “seyvinaigal”enru azhaikkappaduginrana. la velaigalil avai oviyangal vadivilum amaikkappaduvathundu. ilangaiyin seyvinai santhi karumangaludan thodarpana marraiya thuraigal ponre seyvinai oviyakkalaiyum miga ninda kalamaga nilaithup paraviyathonru agum.

Automated translation:

Ceremonial Art — As there is a belief that sicknesses and other dangers are caused by the sight of evil spirits, the Shanti Karumas and the figures created for them are called “Shanthi Karumas”. It is one that has persisted over time.

Gallery information:

These photos were taken at the Galle National Museum—one of the most significant heritage sites in Sri Lanka's southern half constructed in Dutch architectural design. The main objectives of the museum are to the acquisition, conservation, study and research of historical and cultural heritage of the Southern half of Sri Lanka and to exhibit those objects to encourage public knowledge and education.