Do you put Kolams/Rangoli daily..??

Yes i do...I live in an appartment in Chennai.I do wash my entrance and draw kolam with Rice flour.On Occassions i draw a little bigger kolam and also make Kaavi(red paint).

 

I live in an independent house in Tambaram, Chennai. I have to put atleast 5 kolams per day as our house has two gates and entrances! I wash these areas myself before 6am and put kolams with rice powder. Crows will be waiting for me to finish. Sometimes squirrels also come to taste the powder.
I and my sister, who lives in Bangalore, have a great passion for kolam and we exchange innovative designs. She advices me to try atleast one nontraditional and innovative kolam everyday to keep your brain active! She takes summer-classes for girls around her place and has a great response too!
We are in the process of recording our kolams for the next generation.

Jaya Mohan

 

Dear Brindha,
Regarding Kubera kattam(its for prosperity and wealth), its supposed to be drawn like this in the pooja room.

<TABLE style="WIDTH: 144pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=192 border=0 x:str><COLGROUP><COL style="WIDTH: 48pt" span=3 width=64><TR style="HEIGHT: 24pt; mso-height-source: userset" height=32><TD class=xl22 style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; HEIGHT: 24pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width=64 height=32 x:num> 27<TD class=xl22 style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width=64 x:num> 20<TD class=xl22 style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width=64 x:num> 25<TR style="HEIGHT: 27.75pt; mso-height-source: userset" height=37><TD class=xl22 style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; HEIGHT: 27.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=37 x:num> 22<TD class=xl22 style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num> 24<TD class=xl22 style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num> 26<TR style="HEIGHT: 30.75pt; mso-height-source: userset" height=41><TD class=xl22 style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; HEIGHT: 30.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=41 x:num> 23<TD class=xl22 style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num> 28<TD class=xl22 style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num> 21

You also get this ready made.You can stick it in pooja room. Regarding navagraha kolam, please refer blog section.One of our members have given along with photo, if i am right.Hope this helps.

 

Hi Sharadha,
Can you tell me about aanjaneyar malai.

 

not everyday ...but on occassions.....huge ones!!

 

verry nice....can u send me some designs plssssssssssssss

 

HI ALL
i dont put kolam.. but my MIL puts daily in front of our house.. actually i dont know to put kolam.. though i can manage rangolibonkand i love colouring kolams

 

hi........

what is difference between rangoli and kolam ...i am north indian, i used to think they are same but i like putting this rangoli or kolam in front everyday....right now i am not doing but i used to do in chennai..i enjoyed it..