Sikku Kolam - 141
"Bhogi day wishes " The Harvest festival. Pongal is celebrated in Tamilnadu and the celebration starts on Bhogi. Bhogi, marks the start of Pongal. The cleansing process starts with Bhogi.
"Bhogi day wishes " The Harvest festival Pongal is celebrated in Tamilnadu and the celebration starts on Bhogi. Bhogi, marks the start of Pongal. The cleansing process starts with Bhogi. The Old things at home are cleaned and usually disposed in fire, depicting for a new start.
And that was the concept, but now the whole concept has changed and burning has become a ceremony by burning tyres and plastics, creating a chaos on the road.
When I was new to Chennai, on Bhogi I was surprised to see a scenario which looked alike to Coimbatore outskirt climate, where fog was a part of a day. All of a sudden the misty clouds erases everything from sight, the vehicles with neon head lights trying to find the path. I enjoyed that climate, we were staying in the outskirts, it was a near a mountain pass.
Lay the Freehand / Dotless
Sprinkle clean water on the threshold. Lay down your chosen dot matrix in straight, even spacing with white rice powder.
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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