free hand lotus (4)
By mahallakshmi@gm... on 2010-08-17
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Hello Everyone!
This is a free hand maa kolam (kolam done with rice paste). I have used the black and white mode to enhance the whiteness of the kolam.
cheers!
Mahallakshmi Arun
Comments
ammuchandhini
Tue, 2010-08-17 17:43
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this is lovely maha...looks like alpona design...
viji_j86
Tue, 2010-08-17 19:02
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very pretty.
Looks like a painting.
really a good work
viji
mahallakshmi@gm...
Tue, 2010-08-17 20:06
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thanks ....and yes ma'am the design is alpona.
manivasuki62
Tue, 2010-08-17 21:09
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Superb.... kolam ,very neat also
P.Veni
Tue, 2010-08-17 21:25
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Very neat and beautiful....
sudhabalakrishnan
Tue, 2010-08-17 21:50
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superb and really very very beautiful, the design is excellent and marvellous.and also neatly executed.
rajamma_2
Tue, 2010-08-17 21:59
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Maha, very beautiful kolam, very neat drawing, the kolam merges very well with the mosaic floor.Can you give more detail about this Alpona" work?
rajamma
lakshmi gopal
Tue, 2010-08-17 22:52
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Beautiful. What is "Alpona"?
raja lakshmi
Tue, 2010-08-17 23:54
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very nice kolam.please send many kolam
judelined
Wed, 2010-08-18 01:04
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Absolutely stunning
Padma Prakash
Wed, 2010-08-18 02:26
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Superb kolam, mahalakshmi. very neatly executed and good design too. the lines are very thin and even. How did you draw this. with the help of a brush?????????
Dawn
Wed, 2010-08-18 02:30
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What is this 'alpona' you all keep talking about? Let us laymen know please.
About the kolam itself, it's fantastic. As if you had measured out and marked the various spots. Wonderful strokes.
vyjayanthi
Wed, 2010-08-18 03:24
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very very neat and beautifully done, but how did u get the lines so thin......
vasireddi
Wed, 2010-08-18 04:52
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This is very gorgeously done!!
ushavenkatesh
Wed, 2010-08-18 06:32
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simply superb.very neat and beautiful.
ushavenkatesh
Wed, 2010-08-18 06:32
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simply superb.very neat and beautiful.
madhuharini
Wed, 2010-08-18 07:14
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It was really nice looks like line drawing,how thin strokes,very nice.
Vinci
Wed, 2010-08-18 08:40
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Very Neat and fine strokes. More impressive if on a dark background.. Guess, have you done with a brush?
lakshmiraghu
Wed, 2010-08-18 08:41
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beautifully drawn looks like a table cloth.keep it up.
Vasi
Wed, 2010-08-18 08:47
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V very nice one & neat work.
Vasantha
Rajusree
Wed, 2010-08-18 18:19
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beautiful alpona design kolam. Very beautiful.
mahallakshmi@gm...
Wed, 2010-08-18 19:32
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Hello Everyone!
thanks for the response!
"Rangoli" is derived from "ranga-valli" meaning colourful creeper. The art of drawing on the floor is called by various names in different parts of India. In Tamil Nadu and Kerala its called Kolam, in Andhra its called Muggu, In Bihar its called Aripana, in Rajasthan its Mandana. Similarly in Bengal its ALPONA. The designs in each state is unique and different.
Please mail me at mahallakshmi@gmail.com for further discussion. Since there is no written material available on the 'History of Indian Rangoli', I was very interested and researched about it. I have done a dissertation on the same topic for my Degree program. There are many things I'm yet to discover about this curious art form.
Cheers!
Mahallakshmi Arun
subashini
Wed, 2010-08-18 21:27
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lovely and attractive design.
dibbutn
Wed, 2010-08-18 21:45
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Wow Maha maam this is just a superb one... beautiful thin lines in maavu and symmetry so well maintained... lovely kolam... looking forward to more from u
mahallakshmi@gm...
Thu, 2010-08-19 01:31
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Hi again!....I drew it in the traditional method of soaking a cotton rag in the rice paste, and squeezing it in my palm, so as to let the fluid run down my fingers to draw the design.
Mahallakshmi Arun
sripriyaayyangar
Sat, 2010-08-21 06:41
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very beautiful traditional makolam for the festival season.perfectly executed design
brindhanagesh
Mon, 2010-08-23 01:31
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Nice to know that you have done dissertatoin in your degree. Very neatly drawn thin strokes in wet maakolam. Wonderful creation, Maha:)