Ahikuntika: Sri Lankan gypsy clan (Gypsies or Ahikuntikas, are among the few isolated communities in the country like Veddahs and Rodiyas, say experts.) The gypsy who stayed (Gypsies were always around in Anuradhapura during Poson and Vesak when pilgrims flocked. Their women walked around tunelessly singing their signature song) Gypsies yet trying to be abreast with the world New(" Sir, we also like to dress like you, and live in beautiful houses," A community of 25 gypsy families with a population of about 100 persons speaking Thelingu language has encamped on the banks of the Mahakanadarawa tank at Mihintale during the New Year season. Their homes cannot be called houses, huts or tents but something beyond that)