Margazhi Kolam - Day 28
Today it's green colour enhancing my kolam. Green, the colour of nature, where we are ignoring the importance of our vital colour in our life. Green colour reminds me of the paddy fields in my inla.
Today it's green colour enhancing my kolam. Green, the colour of nature, where we are ignoring the importance of our vital colour in our life.
Green colour reminds me of the paddy fields in my inlaws home town in Trichy. It gave me an immense pleasure to travel the 15 minute drive from Woraiyur to inlaws home with a small road having a snaky track in amidst of green fields... Now all the paddy fields have yielded concrete trees. It's heart wrenching to watch the disappearing agricultural lands where cultivation was done right from the great King's era. Wish a Green Revolution happens again.
Indeed Halcyon Days were those.
Lay the 11 Dots Matrix
Sprinkle a few drops of water on the threshold. Place the 11 Dots Matrix with even spacing using white rice flour or chalk, ensuring interlaced dots sit nested diagonally between adjacent rows.
Start with the Central Core Loop
Locate the central anchor dots. Loop a fluid, continuous curve encircling the inner dots to establish the foundation of the design. Beginning at the center ensures balanced 4-fold symmetry.
Weave Around the Outer Dots
Pinch dry rice powder between your thumb and forefinger. Guide continuous, flowing waves threading between and around the perimeter dots without lifting your fingers or stopping mid-turn.
Connect the Final Loops & Add Kaavi
Connect the outer curves smoothly back into the starting loop so all lines merge into complete, closed loops. Frame the outer corners with traditional red Kaavi (red ochre) border for clean contrast.
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