This kolam or rangoli is made of peacock or flower motif. Kolam is a very beautiful art known in various names across the country. In Tamil Nadu, one has Kolam, Madanae in Rajasthan, Chowkpurna in Northern India, Alpana in Bengal, Aripana in Bihar, chowk pujan in uttar pradesh etc. Kolam in Tamil nadu is more known to me as I'm a tamilian. Our ancestors used rice floor to draw this design on prepared mud floor in front of the house. It was so done to feed ants, insects and other small animals. Thus, avoiding them wandering into their homes in search of food.
This kolam or rangoli comes in the category of bird kolam, dots kolam, flower kolam, peacock kolam and pulli kolam. The center of the kolam is a floral design with leaves. There are six peacocks around the center, seen perching on a branch with small leaves. Its overall shape is hexagonal in shape. Its a pulli kolam which is drawn with the help of dots placed in an hexagonal shape in a planned way. In the past, Dots were kept randomly arranged and than the design is created. This somewhat like a puzzle which boosts the creative part of the brain.
The kolam powder is taken between thumb and fore finger. Line is drawn on the earth without directly touching it. It needs good practice to draw the line without spilling the kolam powder everywhere and spoiling the design.
How many dots for this peacock rangoli
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