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Deepam kolam

Deepam kolam

Deepam kolam


"God-lit lamp in man's mind for thoughts to look into wider space Man-lit lamp in his earthly heaven for life to find peace in rushing race"-Indira Renganathan.


This design consist of flower and deepam motifs. The center is flower with layered petal and octogonal outline encompassing it. On the longest sides of the octogen sits the deepams. Shorter one is occupied by six petaled flower. Overall shape of the design is a square. 


Flowers are the natural color to the world given by the plants to all of us. It attracts bees and insect with the color. Thereby, maintaining natural balance in food cycle which is very necessary. Deepam or lamp is symbol of light and which keeps away darkness in life.


There is balance in the design, symmetrically and according to the color scheme. The emphasis is given by the star design. It comes under the category of deepam kolam, diwali kolam, dots kolam, festival kolam and karthigai deepam kolam.