First of all, let me apologize for this late reply. Most of the answers for your queries are already provided in the FAQ page of this site. Please also check out the youtube video link provided at the top of this page. It demonstrates the basic procedure of making a kolam with rice powder/sandstone powder. You could mix in colored sand (with the basic white) which is available in craft stores. I've colored my white sand with diluted liquid food-coloring once when I ran out of options...and once the sand was dry, it blended in quite well and the idea worked for me.
You don't have to use rice flour to make your rangoli. You could use white sandstone powder or just white sand to make rangoli for exhibitions. In case you're using rice-flour, make sure to get the texture right, it shouldn't be of very fine texture because it makes it hard to "draw" using fingers. You'll know what I mean when you look at the videos.
Also, check out the following link to get some ideas for the exhibition. The link is from one of the exhibitions where I had participated and the display that I had made was well received and highly informative:-
http://www.ikolam.com/event/milpitas_library_2006
Hope this helps...let me know if you need any other information.
Thank you for getting in touch with us. Good luck.
-Lata
excellant one !!! but i felt the CHAKRA could have been coloured blue to make it more apt.
SUPEERRRRBB
very nice please send me how many dots inthis kolam
it is very good to see all kolams. thank you.
it is very nice and very beautiful
Durga thank u somuch for ur appreciation
durga thank u so much 4 ur comments
Hello Puteri,
First of all, let me apologize for this late reply. Most of the answers for your queries are already provided in the FAQ page of this site. Please also check out the youtube video link provided at the top of this page. It demonstrates the basic procedure of making a kolam with rice powder/sandstone powder. You could mix in colored sand (with the basic white) which is available in craft stores. I've colored my white sand with diluted liquid food-coloring once when I ran out of options...and once the sand was dry, it blended in quite well and the idea worked for me.
You don't have to use rice flour to make your rangoli. You could use white sandstone powder or just white sand to make rangoli for exhibitions. In case you're using rice-flour, make sure to get the texture right, it shouldn't be of very fine texture because it makes it hard to "draw" using fingers. You'll know what I mean when you look at the videos.
Also, check out the following link to get some ideas for the exhibition. The link is from one of the exhibitions where I had participated and the display that I had made was well received and highly informative:-
http://www.ikolam.com/event/milpitas_library_2006
Hope this helps...let me know if you need any other information.
Thank you for getting in touch with us. Good luck.
-Lata
Its all simple and nice amma
Too good
anu
Durga
very nice
Wonderful and patriotic.
Durga
it's realy nice pa
I want see more kolam from your gallary i need any kolam which is having full of good concepts
no.dots thks
Hi,
The kolam is very beautiful. Can you please share how many dots are needed for this kolam? Is it 21 x 13?
Thanks,
Kavita
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