Others : Rangoli / Muggulu / Kolams / Rangavalli : Onam Pookkalam or Floral Designs

hi manju

great collection!!!!!!!!! they remind me of my college days when 2 of my

keralite frends used to put pookoolam for competitions. the one showing the

king was their special art !!!!!!

regards
santasekar

great work Manju.I preserve ur ideas.....thank u

Wow is the word i can think of at the moment. I am perplexed....
Great Job...

Originally Posted by rajmiarun

Good ones Manju,

Will it be possible for you to teach us online how to do these pookolams?

Hi Rajmi,

I can tell u what I know about this floral design making.

The common domestic pookkalams were prepared in the courtyard of the house with material available locally and using flowers grown in the compound. The conventional pookkalams can be made very easy. A circle should be drawn in the middle of the courtyard, its inside was smeared with cowdung and flowers were arranged on it in concentric pattern.

Cowdung was traditionally smeared in places where auspicious events such as pujas were held. In the case of pookkalams, it helped keep the petals of the flowers in place.

For large pookkalams, the design is traced out on the ground with chalk. The dimensions of the designs are marked using string and tape. Then the sections of the design are filled in with variously coloured flower petals: rose, jasmine, hibiscus, tulasi, lotus and others.

I have done the pookkalams in the traditional way only when I was young. I have seen the making of large pookkalams in competitions.

Hope this helps everyone...

Manju,

It is really so beautiful & colourful too. Nice designs!!

Preethi

hi manju,

This is sudha a new member to this website. Today i found u r site suddenly i saw u r work was so fantastic and amazing. I read u r answer how to make beautiful floral designs. But it has to do so much hardwork to make the design with different kinds of flowers. I need different type of unique collections of beautiful designs further.

Expecting response from u .
Bye,
Sudha

Dear Sudha,

Thank you... Those designs are not done by me..... I have collected them from different websites and given it as a gallery here.... Kerala Onam Pookkalam is done with flowers only....

About any other types of designs, I think the Kolams made in Tamilnadu will have very good designs... Let me try if I can get some designs and post it here....

Hi Manju,

What to say? superb collection. WaaW, each and every 'pookklam' are feast to eyes. Which got first prize? do you know? Thanks for sharing with us.

hai,
wat a beautiful work. thanks for sharing.

bye

Hi Manju,
Beautiful creations. Thanks for sharing.