10 pulli kolam for Tamil New Year
Decorate with a kaavi border for festivals and Fridays. The box like pattern using dots is the traditional design. The outer free hand designs have been added by me.
The dot pattern is 10 dots 2 rows, then 8 to 2 dots. This post may also answer the following - chukki rangoli for competition with dots, Pulli vacha kolam for Pongal.
dot grid is 10 dots 2 rows , 8 to 2 dots
Draw a pair of horizontal lines outside 2 rows of 10 dots
Similarly vertical lines outside the 2 columns of 10 dots
The boxes have been formed
Connect the centres of each side of the squares as shown in the picture below
Extend straight lines on all four sides of the squares to divide into two and four parts
This is
simple geometry in kolam
These type of designs are called the kalyana medai
Decorations outside the basic pattern with spirals and flowers is according to our imagination
A border with a line around the designs on all four sides
We can use this as a daily rangoli also if we are looking for some medium sized rangoli for
Tuesday or Friday.
When I got married and moved into my in-laws' house, I found that my mother-in-law had used rangoli stickers in the rooms, since she had some health problems and was finding it difficult to bend down and draw rangoli. I hesitated to remove the stickers to avoid offending her. I started drawing kolam on the top of the stickers:) Once the stickers wore out, I removed them and drew on the floor.
For those of you who are not aware, we draw kolam at the entrance, on the doorways, at the centre of the rooms, on the kitchen platform and in the Pooja room. Over time this tradition has evolved, and we now draw in the Pooja room and at the entrance only. There is a practice of drawing new kolam daily in the morning and evening in some families and even today some draw at the centre of rooms for some festivals.
As they say regimentation suppresses creativity. Flexibility is the imbibed in our culture. So, customs and traditions are simplified to ensure continuity.
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