Maha, very beautiful kolam, very neat drawing, the kolam merges very well with the mosaic floor.Can you give more detail about this Alpona" work?
rajamma
Superb kolam, mahalakshmi. very neatly executed and good design too. the lines are very thin and even. How did you draw this. with the help of a brush?????????
What is this 'alpona' you all keep talking about? Let us laymen know please.
About the kolam itself, it's fantastic. As if you had measured out and marked the various spots. Wonderful strokes.
Hello Everyone!
thanks for the response!
"Rangoli" is derived from "ranga-valli" meaning colourful creeper. The art of drawing on the floor is called by various names in different parts of India. In Tamil Nadu and Kerala its called Kolam, in Andhra its called Muggu, In Bihar its called Aripana, in Rajasthan its Mandana. Similarly in Bengal its ALPONA. The designs in each state is unique and different.
Please mail me at mahallakshmi@gmail.com for further discussion. Since there is no written material available on the 'History of Indian Rangoli', I was very interested and researched about it. I have done a dissertation on the same topic for my Degree program. There are many things I'm yet to discover about this curious art form.
Cheers!
Mahallakshmi Arun
Wow Maha maam this is just a superb one... beautiful thin lines in maavu and symmetry so well maintained... lovely kolam... looking forward to more from u
Hi again!....I drew it in the traditional method of soaking a cotton rag in the rice paste, and squeezing it in my palm, so as to let the fluid run down my fingers to draw the design.
Mahallakshmi Arun
this is lovely maha...looks
very pretty. Looks like a
thanks ....and yes ma'am the
Superb.... kolam ,very neat
Very neat and beautiful....
superb and really very very
Maha, very beautiful
Beautiful. What is "Alpona"?
very nice kolam.please send
Absolutely stunning :)
Superb kolam, mahalakshmi.
What is this 'alpona' you
very very neat and
This is very gorgeously
simply superb.very neat and
simply superb.very neat and
It was really nice looks
Very Neat and fine strokes.
beautifully drawn looks like
V very nice one & neat
beautiful alpona design
Hello Everyone! thanks for
lovely and attractive
Wow Maha maam this is just a
Hi again!....I drew it in
very beautiful traditional
Nice to know that you have