Very pretty JKM sir. Initially the kolams were little complex to copy in a symmetric form. But now you have made the kolams easier to follow and copy it down. Thank you very much sir.
Can we expect a kolam drawn using rangoli powder from you? (a real one) pls.....
I just noticed something, I see our fav-icon in red. :)
Nice design, and I agree with Padma. Padma, I too had the same question in mind, but couldn't muster up my courage to ask him that, even when I got a chance to meet him in person. Don't know why? :0
Lata and Padma, why should we think that men cannot draw real rangoli( with kolampowder on the floor)?
In my office during rangoli competition we forced men folks also to participate. They agreed with one condition that it shold be common and we should not keep it seperate for them. To all our surprise many participated and one of them got third prize also.( Hope u all remember Baroda rangoli photos We have uploaded long back ... All done by men only)
rajamma
No, I don't think men can't make rangolis. I have seen many pictures (including the ones from the popular Margazhi Mylapore festival). In fact, recently I read that a guy has mastered his art of making rangolis in mid-water (not just on and under water).
The only reason I thought Mohanaji will not be able to do so has to do with the place he lives in. I have lived in CA for many years and have seen many Indian restaurants and stores around. But, I'm yet to see the rangoli powder in stores here. They sell holi gulal during March, and it somewhat helps you only if you already have some rangoli powder saved up (to mix up). The commercially available colored sand in stores here, works for filling up (spreading), and not for drawing strokes. I somehow feel that Mohanaji would have already tried some designs years ago, and shared here too, if he had had access to the white powder. On the other hand, remember how he even went to great lengths to tape the edges of the strings he used for his chiku kolams? Anybody who has that much patience can easily make it with the powder, I would say. :)
Also, even when we see rangoli done during International day or for Diwali in a grander scale in this country, we usually see the design colored with colored rice, instead of colored powder. I strongly believe that it is because of the unavailability of the medium.
Oops, I almost forgot, my paternal grandpa made small padi kolams in mornings, and evening, whenever my paati fell sick (atleast a few days every month). My paati (my one and only Rajam paati) was good at getting certain things done at particular timings, without moving from her bed. She was the kind of paati who would triple-wash every utensil after her maidservant has washed the whole load and left for the day :0
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