-Kolam is a form of painting that is drawn using rice powder.
-A Kolam is a geometrical line drawing composed of curved loops, drawn around a grid pattern of dots.
-In South India, it is widely practised by female Hindu family members in front of their homes.
-Kolams are thought to bestow prosperity to homes.
-The patterns range between geometric and mathematical line drawings
around a matrix of dots to free form art work and closed shapes. Folklore
has evolved to mandate that the lines must be completed so as to
symbolically prevent evil spirits from entering the inside of the
shapes, and thus are they prevented from entering the inside of the
home.
-It used to be a matter of pride to be able to draw large complicated
patterns without lifting the hand off the floor standing up in between.
The month of Margazhi was eagerly awaited by young women, who
would then showcase their skills by covering the entire width of the
road with one big kolam.
-The ritual kolam patterns created for occasions such as weddings can
stretch all the way down streets. Patterns are often passed on
generation to generation, from mother to daughter.
-a pattern, in which a stroke (Kambi, Sikku in Tamil) runs once
around each dot (Pulli), and goes to the beginning point
(endless/cycle), as a mostly geometrical figure. The stroke called as
Neli from a snaky line. The stroke has Knot (Sikku) structure.
-a pattern, could fill or use part of the dot grid. If that is the case,
the same pattern, or a different pattern fills/uses up the remaining dot
grids. Most of the times, these patterns together end up becoming a
complex pattern.
-a pattern, in which dots are set in a radial arrangement, called Lotus.
-a pattern, which is drawn in a free style and mostly colorized.
-It is Hindu belief that that
the geometrical patterns & designs applied with
rice flour at the entrance to a home, invites
Goddess lakshmi into the household, and drives away
the evil spirits.
-The reason for using rice flour is that we are
providing food for the ants & other small
insects.
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