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Kolam Of Life !

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A traditional hindu ritual that adorns every door step is kolam. Simple beautiful art that keeps the entrance bright and beautiful. The first thing done on waking up is to clean the entrance, sweep and mop, then draw this simple art form with rice powder called kolam. It is said that the reason why rice powder is used is to feed the ants which may visit. The significance of kolam brings in auspiciousness and therefore from simple to much elaborated, kolams find place in festivals, marriages and any occasion. Basically kolam consists of both dots and a line that connects them. Filling up the drawn patterns with various colours or flowers is done on special occasions to make it more brighter and beautiful. Everyday ritual consists usually of a simple dots kolam. Take a look at this kolam. If you keenly observe, you would notice the dots. First the dots are placed and then the line is connected. Let us assume if one stops with just placing the dots, then it would remain as some sca