3x3 chikku kOlam
About 3x3 chikku kOlam : PRINT
Here is a 3X3 chikku kOlam dedicated to someone whose name begins
with S! Happy birthday! Regards! - mOhana

Comments
viji_j86
Thu, 2009-04-02 22:08
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the explanation pl.
If the first letter starts with s(ex Savithri) has to put this kolam? Daily?On birthdays?
Any colour?
viji
rajamma_2
Thu, 2009-04-02 23:35
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Thank you mOhanaji for the wishes to "S" with 2 nice cute little kolams which she can try to put.
jkmrao
Fri, 2009-04-03 03:23
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This one forms a part of a series of rangOli with strings that I am trying to do.
The first one I did may be found here - http://ikolam.com/node/4719?p=1930
These are important to understand the nature of knots. The above are unique
because only one string was used in executing them.
As I mentioned earlier, these have important characteristics.
Lines have no dimension or zero dimension whereas strings have thickness.
So in these rangOlis, only rotation symmetry exists, no mirror symmetries.
These have handedness too. They are again of two types - If you look carefully,
in both the rangOlis, the top and bottom parts of the strings can be interchanged
and a new rangOli can be strung without changing the look of the pattern.
We can also string rangOlis which are vertical mirror images of the above. For
the left one, we will get a new rangOli with the svAstika pattern with "s" being
in the clockwise direction (in the above it is anti-clockwise). By the way, there
are clocks that run anticlockwise. There are some synagogues with clocks like
this in Czech republic and Poland. We have one on Hollywood Blvd in LA (Have
you seen it latAjI?). Such a mirror reflection will not alter the nature of
the pattern on the right side. Since it was the birthday of a child, I thought I'll
upload it. There is no significance other than it for "s". It is also important to
note that these basic patterns can be strung together to form bigger kOlams.
Regards! - mOhana
Lata
Tue, 2009-04-07 17:21
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mOhanaji, wish I'd seen the anticlockwise running clock in Hollywood. I've been there a few times, but each time we'd been there, it was all about Disneyland!
I wouldn't miss the clock the next time I go there.
lakshmiraghu
Fri, 2009-04-03 09:37
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mOhanaji , I am sure this should help Kids to try this out, Your thoughts which all makes it great , we can keep kids busy on this summer holidays.
jayamohan
Sat, 2009-04-04 20:37
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These were 'bala-padams' when we started learning kolams!
mOhanaji, I never thought there is so much matters hidden in this!
judelined
Wed, 2009-04-08 05:03
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a unique display of chikku kolams JKM