Tantric Goddess Network
Village Project
Village Kids Artwork
Meditation Hall
The local village kids having fun drawing Mandala like images, know as kolam, with colored rice flour around the Agni Pit in the meditation hall. This photos will give you an idea as to how good the kids are in art, and why we like to support them.
Thank to Sri Devanayagi's encouragement, this kid have a place to express their talents. She is both their sister and friend, and at time their mother, even without being able to speak the local language, mainly sign expression.
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Kolam refers to decorative artwork drawn on the floor in front of houses and in front of deities in Puja rooms. Kolam is considered as an important form of artistic expression in India. Undoubtedly, Kolam can be called a most essential part of South India culture and it serves to embellish the doorstep and make it look more inviting. Moreover, it is a symbol of good fortune
Rangoli, also known as Kolam in South India, Chowkpurana in
Northern India, Madana in Rajasthan, Aripana in Bihar, Alpana in Bengal is the
ancient Hindu religious floor art.
The earliest India treatise on painting Chitralakshana mentions the legend of
rangoli. When the son of a King's high priest died, Lord Brahma, asked the king
to paint the image of the boy so that He may revitalize him.
The day-to-day Rangoli or Kolam designs are simple or intricate. Kolam in South
India is done with rice flour. The most common rangoli or kolam designs start
with dots which are connected to form lines and other geometrical shapes such as
swastika, aum, stars, squares, circles, triangles etc. These geometrical shapes
must be formed in a continuous, unbroken lines.
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By sending us your donations we will be able to help this kids
express themselves in all fields of art. We would like to give them an
opportunity to learn
India classical dance and music as well, to enhance their instinct for art.
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