Avani Avittam

smahalakshmi Tue, 08/16/2011 - 22:37
Suguna Murugesan
wow maha awesome dear! filter coffee eakke enakku!-suguna murugesan
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 22:39 Permalink
Suguna Murugesan
ur lotuses r so beautiful maha!-suguna murugesan
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 22:40 Permalink
ammuchandhini
Asku busukku...naanum share pannuven....lovely and gorgeous looking maakolam maha...too good dear....
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 22:41 Permalink
ammuchandhini
Is it dosa batter that u've used maha...d strokes r so thick and even pa...
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 22:42 Permalink
Suguna Murugesan
oh yes sure sure dear!-suguna murugesan
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 22:42 Permalink
dibbutn
Yennakum coffee venum, kedaikuma???? Lucky dear wow i am so dumbfounded seeing ur beautiful creation dear. I am copying this one with ur permission dear. Beautiful strokes, beautiful decorations, and beautiful outcome. Well done dear.
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 22:46 Permalink
Suguna Murugesan
pushpa unakku illamala dear! take it!- -suguna murugesan
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 22:48 Permalink
dibbutn
See Suguna is so sweet, she is always ready to share.
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 22:49 Permalink
smahalakshmi
Dear Lata, Thanks a lot for the instance upload. I just uploaded this morning and it is here in my gallery. Thanks a lot. Mahalakshmi
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 23:11 Permalink
smahalakshmi
Suguna, Rani and Pushpa, I offer u not only the filter coffee but with Suda Suda masal dosai. because lata uploaded by kolam immediately after my submission this morning. I never expected that this will be published today. Thanks a lot for your comments and feedback Suguna, Rani (this is not dosa batter, it is rice paste only but pulichu pona rice paste. I soaked the rice on Thursday afternoon for making kolams both for Varalakshmi Vritham and Avani Avittam, but I couldn't do it that day. I kept the soaked rice in fridge on Friday night only. Then I made the kolam on Saturday, It had the fermented smell) and Pushpa (u r free to do it, no need to ask my permission. I myself have copied from the magazine). Mahalakshmi
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 23:16 Permalink
umaraja
wow what fantastic maakolam maha,, how could u draw such even lines pa, any spl instrument??
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 23:16 Permalink
smahalakshmi
Thanks Uma for your lovely comment. No special instrument. it's all with my gundu gundu fingers only. Mahalakshmi
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 23:18 Permalink
vijaysowmya
Wow...What a beautiful kolam this one is Maha...so neatly and perfectly made....simply superb.
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 00:12 Permalink
subashini

very very beautiful kolam as your heart.maha, flowers in between designs are also cute.lovely patern.
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 02:22 Permalink
Dr.Rekha Shetty
Maha darling i am lacking the words to appreciaste ur beauties . "ninna ee rangoli nodi stabdanadenu nanu kannu haralida haraliye ede nodi ee chamtkara ee chitra mudisida kaige nanna namaskara "
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 03:08 Permalink
smahalakshmi

In reply to by Dr.Rekha Shetty

Dr Rekha, THanks for ur appreciation; but I'm so sorry that I'm unable to fully enjoy ur poem as i don't know kannada. Mahalakshmi
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 03:43 Permalink
Dr.Rekha Shetty
don't worry i will send this poem to our rao sir for proper translation or i will ask padma to translate for u dear .I have already loaded rao sir with all my earlier chintu,silly poems
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 04:10 Permalink
BalaChandrasekaran
Haiyo maha sssssssuuuuuuuuuupppppeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrb kolam very sweet, esp. your lotus and kavi.
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 04:58 Permalink
smahalakshmi
Advance thanks to you Dr Rekha for getting me the translated version. Thanks u Bala. It is not Kavi, it is red colour powder. Mahalakshmi
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 05:04 Permalink
julien
Wow beautiful maakolam maha dear u have done it.... really wonderful presentationpa..... how many hours this maakolam is was display on your floor maha...... (u understand the my question...) hhahahah A.Julien
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 07:09 Permalink
saka
very very superb maakolam.it looks so nice on your floor.with ur permission i am going to try this in my flat.very nice straight lines without any clashes anywhere.how did u make this rice paste,let me know the way to make the mixture.
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 07:22 Permalink
seethalakshmi suresh
aha maha.. amazing.. superb... i am speechless. -seetha suresh
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 08:29 Permalink
anirudh
wonderful, so neat and beautifully drawn. so thick and even lines. red floor is giving a perfect background...thanks soo much for sharing.
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 09:30 Permalink
Lata
Beautiful design, well presented with pretty choice of colors. I also wanted to share with you that I'm holding on to the cruise uploads for a while waiting for a few more members to participate since we publish all the themed rangolis the same day (members who had participated in some of our previous themes are aware of this protocol). So, that leaves me to publish all the regular ones (freehand and dotted) faster than the themed ones. :) Anyway, I'm glad you were pleased, and so were a couple of others whose rangolis got out the door the same day. :) Things will get tighter come Navrathri/Diwali season. :0
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 11:39 Permalink
nithyaashok
Wow, what a beautiful presentation. Lovely and love your strokes, fabulous, fantastic, iam so impressed with this maakolam Maha. Well done.
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 21:21 Permalink
smahalakshmi
Thanks a lot Julien, Saka, Seetha, Anirudh and Lata for your lovely comments - Lata - In a day or two, i will try to upload some simple kolams atleast for the cruise theme. Though it is simple, I want to take part in the event. Julien - to my surprise this kolam was there for 2 days. I myself wiped my kolam after 2 days. Saka - Soak required qty of rice in water for about 2 - 3 hours. Then grind it into a smooth thick paste. Take required qty of thick paste and dilute it using water. It should be in the consistency of thick milk. Take a cotton wade dip it in water and then dip it in diluted rice paste and start making kolams using ur ring finger (for single line) or both ring and middle finger (for two ezhais, if u r comfortable). Whenever the paste becomes very thick keep adding water to dilute it. the balance rice paste, if any, left over, pour in a plate and keep it in sun for getting it dried. After it is dried, u can make it into small pieces and store it. Whenever required, u can soak these dry pieces in water. In about 10 - 15 minutes, it well completely dissolve in water and u can make kolams as desired. But sometimes, instead of making this rice paste, i use idli/dosa batter for making wet maa kolams. Also please note, along with rice, add 1 tablespoon of urud dhal while soaking. If u add urud dhal, ur kolams will stand longer on the floor. It will not get vanished soon unlike with rice paste. Mahalakshmi
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 21:27 Permalink
smahalakshmi
Thanks a lot Nithya for ur sweet comments. Mahalakshmi
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 21:28 Permalink
Padma Prakash
Dear Maha, you have done a chamatkar. wonderful kolam by you. So neat and so attractive with red floor. You are really lucky to have such a floor. I am feeling jealous dear. This is the translation of Dr.Rekha's poem (Let Rao sir also do this as he is very good in that). Lo Rekhaji... I was stunned looking at your beautiful kolam I just can't take off my eyes from this wonder (chamatkaar) I just bow(do namaskara) to the hand which created this wonder. Dr.Rekha, are you happy. Maha I have tried to some extent.
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 22:10 Permalink
smahalakshmi
Padma, thanks a lot for your sweet comments. Padma, I'm really worried because I'm going to miss this floor tile since we have planned to change our residence. Moreover, I don't know whether we are allowed to make kolams on the floor in the new place. May be, I'll participate in I-Kolam in the commenting section only. Padma, thanks a ton for your efforts in translating Dr Rekha's poem written on my kolam. Dr. Ji wonderful poem, dear, Thanks once again. Mahalakshmi
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 22:17 Permalink
Dr.Rekha Shetty
padma happy? very vrey happy dear .once again thank u .I know i waste ur precious time for translation but frankly speaking u r a great translator like our sir .
Thu, 08/18/2011 - 03:58 Permalink
ananthiraju
Very,very beautiful. All ur kolams r super kolam.
Thu, 08/18/2011 - 04:08 Permalink
BharathiKRaman
wonderful and eyecatching and bright one too. Well done. Really appreciable to see someone putting our traditaional kolams being far from the country. Good to see and am very happy to see ur kolams. Keep it up. Will certyainly send few more for you.great.
Thu, 08/18/2011 - 06:09 Permalink
vasanthidlr
A 100% PERFECT KOLAM.GOOD KEEP IT UP
Fri, 08/19/2011 - 10:30 Permalink
Radhikha 3
Mahalakshmi Mam superb one with fine strokes.
Fri, 08/19/2011 - 18:45 Permalink
smahalakshmi
Thanks a lot Ananthi, Bharathy Amma, Vasanthi, Sudhamani and Radhika for your lovely comments. Mahalakshmi
Sat, 08/20/2011 - 00:17 Permalink