Margazhi Kolam Designs are common geometrically designed drawings made with rice flour in Dhanur masam (particularly in Tamil Nadu). Kolam designs vary from small and simple to complex and c… Read More

Traditional significance of margazhi month and special festivals [custom_list] Tamil Margazhi month(winter season) Margazhi month is special for Hindu peoples which encompass more festiva… Read More

Harvest time has also traditionally been festive time across India. There are several festivities associated with harvest in India, a time when joy prevails, when the family has benefitted f… Read More

   Rangoli is a part of almost all the major festivals of India. Though there are various traditions and cultures in India, rangoli, kolam or pookkolam finds a prominent place in t… Read More

Over the years, many cultural practices have been passed down to women as a part of their moral responsibilities to society. One of them is practising the art form of drawing kolams, which a… Read More

Understanding the Traditional and Scientific Significance of Margazhi: You know it’s the inception of Margazhi season when the winds get cold and divine music reaches your ears along w… Read More

Thai Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated by all Hindus in India, Srilanka, and other parts of the world. This festival is held at the beginning of the year according to the Tamil calenda… Read More

Margazhi Special  The most wonderful month in the Tamizh logbook! Master Krishna says that he is the period of Margazhi from which one can envision the magnificence and sacredness… Read More

Kolam, the sacred design celebrating Margazhi in Tamil Nadu, is a creative manifestation of women’s visual grammar Read More

The art of making kolams has probably existed for hundreds of years in south India. Most women have an inherent knack of creating beautiful designs with rice flour and rangoli pwders and do… Read More

The tamil festival Pongal starts with Bhogi.  It falls on the last day of the tamil month Margazhi. On this day, people will clean their house and draw kolam. This is celebrated to than… Read More

Pavai NombuThe month of Margali is an auspicious month since it is in this month that the Thiruvempavai - “the maidens’ song of the dawning” sung by Saint Manikavasagar- is… Read More