Kolams
Kolams by Lakshmi Raghu, Bharathi Bhaskar
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Rangolis by Lakshmi
Raghu
Floral
rangolis by Lakshmi Raghu
Kolams
by Lakshmi Raghu
created using items
that are given to Sumangalis on festival days
(betel leaf, turmeric,
kumkumam, bangles, mirror, mehendi, cosmetics, flowers,
fruits...)
Kolams & text by
Lakshmi Raghu, Bharathi Bhaskar
created for
Ramanavami
The kolams have been
created using items offered to Sri Rama on Rama Navami Day.
BUTTER,PANAKAM, BUTTER
MILK, DATES, KALKANDU, FRUITS, SOAKED GREENGRAM DHAL, HONEY,
FLOWERS, BETEL LEAVES, RAISINS.
There is a
BHADRAACHALA RAMADASA keerthana - that SRIRAMA'S name is the
sweetest, greater than all these items.
"SRIRAMA NEE NAAMAM
YEMI RUCHIRAA? O RAAMA NEE NAAMA ENTHO RUCHIRAA.
Meaning of these
two lines - O SRIRAAMA, HOW TASTY IS YOUR NAME. O RAAMA, YOUR
NAME IS SO TASTY.
Kolams & text by
Lakshmi Raghu, Bharathi Bhaskar
created for Ugadi
The festival of
"UGAADI" is celebrated on the first day of Telugu/Kannada new
year every year. Each year has got it's own specific name.
The name for this new
year is "SARVADHAARI" (on the same basis, we have 2007/08 and
so on as per English calander).
On this day Telugu
people prepare "UGAADI PACHADI" (chutnee) using six
ingredients (SHADRUCHIES) such as SALT,GREEN CHILLIES {in some
places pepper is also used}, TAMARIND, NEEM FLOWERS, JAGGERY
AND RAW MANGOES.
The philosophy behind
this is that life is a mixture of experiences and we have to
face it with an even mind.
The kolam is created
with mango leaves, neem leaves, flowers, bananas. turmeric,
kumkum boxes are only for decoration.
In the second kolam,
pepper has also been used for decoration.
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Water
rangolis
Kolam & text by
Lakshmi Raghu
Step 1: Take a steel or
glass bowl / tray (with glass you can get 3D effect),
apply lubricant on the
surface by using ghee or oil, pour water upto edges of the
bowl.
Step 2: Spead fine rice
powder or white distemper powder on the surface of the water.
Step 3: Draw the design
and fill the colours as required.
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