Anuradhapura Veddas or
Vedikula people of
North Central Province of
Sri Lanka are descendants of
indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka who have adopted the culture, religion and language of the dominant
Sinhalese residents of the province. By far they are the largest segment amongst the various groups of people who claim Vedda ancestry. They are also ethnically related to Tamil speaking Veddas who live in the minority
Sri Lankan Tamil dominant
Northern Province of Sri Lanka who have adopted
Tamil and
Hindu cultural norms of their neighbors. Settlements of Anuradhapura Veddas also spread into the neighboring
Polonnaruwa District and a few villages in the interior of the
Trincomalee District.