We have been excited with the attention and interest that the Kolam Contest and Shows evince.
2 professors from the USA and one French arts person are here to observe and enjoy the shows.
Plus, we are web casting the Sunday show, 3.30pm onwards IST.
On sale here will be India Post postage displays of kolam stamps, a book of freehand kolams and maybe a few Tees.
The Saturday Contest - Jan 7 - is packed with 102 contestants and registration closed yesterday.
Jan.12 kolam contest will start only at 4 pm.
Holding a festival in public open spaces is never easy.
Challenges, hurdles, queries can fly in your face all the time!
This morn, the Hare Krishna movement folks called - they read the promos of the Fest and said that the annual Rath Yatra starts at the theradi on Jan.12, Sat at 3pm . . so would we take it into account.
Sure we need to!
So we are pushing the Saturday Kolam Contest on North Mada Street to 4pm instead of 3.30pm with the hope that the rath will make its way down the veedhi by that time . .