#India is home to many storytelling #traditions. Each artform narrates a beautiful #story.
In this #series, we bring to you the different modes of #storytelling.
The first in the series is #Kolam.
In this #series, we bring to you the different modes of #storytelling.
The first in the series is #Kolam.
In this post, #Kolam is drawn by expert Hema Kannan @lotus_shakti. She very beautifully has drawn a cradle & Krishna's little feet popping out of it. This elaborate Kolam aesthetically narrates the story of Janmashtami. This is the power of Kolam & the stories it carries with it.
#Kolam #art is drawn using rice flour, as per age-old conventions, on any flat surface using bare fingers. The #pattern begins with a #series of #dots that are interconnected with each other through #geometric #lines & #curves.
Traditionally, #Kolam is drawn using #rice paste on red oxide floor and also at the entrance of each house in the state of #TamilNadu.
The remains of #rice paste/ powder gets eaten by ants, insect or is disturbed when people move around. Nevertheless, the #process repeats itself each #morning signifying the cycle of #life.
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