A house adorned with kōlam during the Margazhi month in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.
A street in Pondicherry filled with Kolam during the Margazhi month in the early morning hours.
A Sikku kolam made on the floor cleaned with water and smeared with a layer of cow dung.
A traditional kolam with lotus and conch motifs,made on the threshold of a house .
A 8 x 8 feet Sikku kolam with a border and lotus motif from Seliamedu village in Pondicherrry district .
The threshold of a village temple in Bahour commune, Pondicherry adorned with several large kolam designs.
A women brooms the ground at the threshold of a village temple as the first step in preparation of the kolam.
A women spraying water on the floor in preparation for kolam.
The floor at the threshold of a temple soaked with water as the previous day's kolam is erased to make way for today's .
A women laying down the grid of pulis(dots)using a mixture of rice flour and stone powder.
A women loops the pulis(dots) in one continuous thread of lines with precision.
A women working on a large Sikku kolam with speed and dexterity.
A village ground full of different types of kolam.
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