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Kolam (Tamil: கோலம், Malayalam: കോലം, Kannada: ರಂಗೋಲೆ), also known as Muggu (Telugu: ముగ్గు), Tarai Alangaram (Tamil: தரை அலங்காரம்) and Rangoli (Kannada: ರಂಗೋಲೆ) is a form of traditional decorative art that is drawn by using rice flour as per age-old conventions. It ...
Kolam. Kolam is a type of Performing Art unique to the Country. There is a popular legend for origin of Kolam dance. There were few groups/ families from several parts of country for Kolam dance and Ambalangoda, Bentara, Matara were key areas.
A kuberakolam, rendered kubera kolam, is a magic square of order three constructed using rice flour and drawn on the floors of several houses in South India. In Hindu mythology, Kubera is a god of riches and wealth. It is believed that if one worships the Kuberakolam as ordained in the scriptures, one would be rewarded with wealth and ...
The most important traditional art forms of Kerala are Kathakali, Kalaripayattu,Mayilpeeli Thookkam, ... Kolam Thullal; Kakkarissi Nadakam; Poorakkali; Mudiyett ...
Ancient temples and palaces in Kerala, India, display an abounding tradition of mural paintings mostly dating back between the 9th to 12th centuries CE when this form of art enjoyed royal patronage. The scriptural basis of these paintings can be found in the Sanskrit texts, Chithrasoothram - (Chitrasutra is a part of the Vishnu Dharmottara ...
A traditional kolam decoration during Pongal. The festival is marked with colorful kolam artwork. Kolam is a form of traditional decorative art that is drawn by using rice flour often along with natural or synthetic color powders. [18] It includes geometrical line drawings composed of straight lines, curves and loops, drawn around a grid ...
Kolam Thullal is a ritual dance form prevalent in south Kerala, southern India. It is customary in houses and temples of Bhagavathy , a female deity. It is performed at temple festivals and to drive away evil spirits from the "possessed" bodies.
The style owes its present status to Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay who popularised the art as the first chairperson of the All India Handicrafts Board. [4] Machilipatnam style of Kalamkari or Pedana Kalamkari work involves vegetable dyed block-painting of a fabric. [5] It is produced at the town of Machilipatnam in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh.