Margazhi Kolam contest 2008

Margazhi Season, from mid-December to mid-January, is one of India’s most vibrant times of the year. Women wake up at dawn and adorn their entrances with colorful kolams which represent the richness and regality of Margazhi season. The vibrance of the Margazhi kolams adds life to the ambience of Southern India, an ambience of divinity, joy, and serenity.

Creating kolams in Margazhi, is like painting the dew drops on the ground! In honor of this beautiful season, ikolam is hosting a Kolam contest. All are welcome to participate.

Here are the contest guidelines:
Title: Margazhi Dew drops - 2008-2009
Due by: January 16th, 2009
What to send: A dotted kolam. The dots count should be provided.
Style: Strokes drawn around the dots, or connecting the dots.
Number of entries: One entry per member.
Medium to be used: Rice flour (dry or the batter), the Kolam powder (coloring is optional).
Format: jpg or gif images. Upload your entries directly to the ikolam site.

Winner will be announced after Pongal holidays.
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An update!
Dear friends/kolam contest participants,

We've a problem. Some of you haven't used the given title for the kolams that might've been uploaded for the kolam contest. Without the proper title, it is becoming harder to distinguish between regular kolams to be uploaded in the site, and the ones meant for the dotted-kolam contest. If you've used words like "contest" in the title while submitting the entry, then it is fine, but if you've used words like "margazhi", or "kolam", it does not indicate that those are meant for the contest. I've contacted some of you through emails and have received the responses. Please email me your user_id and your names, if you think you don't remember what title you've used or if you just aren't sure. We don't want to disappoint anyone
Thank you.
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