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[citation needed] A kolam or muggu is a geometrical line drawing composed of straight lines, curves and loops, drawn around a grid pattern of dots. It is widely practised by female family members in front of their house entrance, although men and boys also practice this tradition. [ 1 ]
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 ...
[18] In the 1960s, writer Harlan Ellison adopted a Puli named Ahbhu and wrote about him in the 1975 Hugo -winning novelette " The Deathbird " (part of the 1975 collection Deathbird Stories ). In addition, Ahbhu appeared in the 1969 short story " A Boy And His Dog " as a predecessor to the main character's telepathic dog Blood.
Various materials such as lac, sandal, 'aguru', mica, 'kasturi', kumkum (made of red turmeric) and sindoor colour the dot. Saffron ground together with 'kusumba' flower can also work. [17] Traditionally they are green in colour with a red dot in the middle. [18] The bindi is no longer restricted in colour or shape. [19] [20]
Kolam Kuttama (Sinhala: කෝලම් කුට්ටම), is a 2022 Sri Lankan mystery-drama thriller television series broadcast on Swarnavahini TV. It is directed by Jayaprakash Sivagurunathan, co-produced by Chethani Wijetunga, Sri Lal Wickramage and written by Saddha Mangala Sooriyabandara . [ 1 ]
A rangoli on the occasion of Diwali, Goa, India A rangoli made with flowers on the occasion of Onam Rangoli at Delhi, India Rangoli is an art form that originates from the Indian subcontinent, in which patterns are created on the floor or a tabletop using materials such as powdered limestone, red ochre, dry rice flour, coloured sand, quartz powder, flower petals, and coloured rocks.
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The ellipsis (/ ə ˈ l ɪ p s ɪ s /, plural ellipses; from Ancient Greek: ἔλλειψις, élleipsis, lit. ' leave out ' [1]), rendered ..., alternatively described as suspension points [2]: 19 /dots, points [2]: 19 /periods of ellipsis, or ellipsis points, [2]: 19 or colloquially, dot-dot-dot, [3] [4] is a punctuation mark consisting of a series of three dots.