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SARAVANABAVA Kolam video demo by Smt Mangalam Srinivasan......’’ Kolam is a form of drawing that is drawn by using rice flour/chalk powder in South India and few other Asian countries. In the kolam patterns, many designs are derived from magical motifs and abstract designs blended with philosophic and religious motifs which have been mingled together. Kolams are thought to bring prosperity to homes. Every morning in Tamil Nadu - India, millions of women draw kolams on the ground with white rice flour. Through the day, the drawings get walked on, washed out in the rain, or blown around in the wind; new ones are made the next day. In olden days, kolams were drawn in coarse rice flour, so the ants would not have to walk too far or too long for a meal. The rice powder also invited birds and other small creatures to eat it, thus welcoming other beings into one’s home and everyday life: a daily tribute to harmonious co-existence. It is a sign of invitation to welcome all into the home. Folklore has evolved to manda
