THE Lotus Palace is a 230-year-old house in Kanadukathan village, which has been carefully restored and converted into a ...

cow dung is used to clean the house before drawing kolams. This acts as a disinfectant and keeps insects and germs away, protecting the health of the household. Kolam is thus more than mere decoration ...

it takes several hours to make kolam owing to some intricate designs. On the day of Surya Pongal, it is important to cook the new rice. Every house cooks a pot of new rice with milk and when the ...

The event was attended by Deputy Chairperson of Committees Hemali Weerasekara, Leader of the House and Minister Bimal Rathnayake ... featured religious rituals, intricate Kolam designs, and the ...

The Sun God is worshipped on this day. People make decorative floor patterns called kolam at the entrance of their homes. Every house cooks a pot of fresh rice with milk at an auspicious time.

Kolam, a staple of Tamil culture ... Back then, we’d go door-to-door, visiting each contestant’s house and checking the kolams. It was a back-breaking exercise. Women were busy making ...

Hevarsni said she has already prepared her kolam and bought the necessities to ... “But we do place sugarcane in our house as it is part of our tradition,” she said. Hevarsni added that ...

The harvest festival is also marked by colourful art designs, known as Kolams, made at the front main door of the house, the courtyard, and/or the altar. Kolam is a type of rangoli, a famous folk ...

Hevarsni said she has already prepared her kolam and bought the necessities to ... "But we do place sugarcane in our house as it is part of our tradition," she said. Hevarsni said that her family ...

On Thai Pongal, people make Kolam designs at their house entrances. Women boil rice with milk in a pot tied with turmeric plants as an offering to Lord Surya (Sun). Mattu Pongal involves ...

Day 1 of Pongal is called Bhogi Pongal, which begins with the cleaning of the house and lighting fires, making kolam at the entrance of the house to invite prosperity. The second day, the main day ...

Here’s a step-by-step guide to creating a simple Pongal kolam with dots that even beginners can follow. Clean the area where you plan to draw the kolam. A flat and smooth surface, like the ...