Kolam
(कोलम)Literal Meaning
A form, a design
Etymology & Sanskrit Root
Tamil kolam: form, beauty.
Spiritual Insight & Context
A design drawn each morning at the threshold in rice flour in Tamil Nadu, kept as a welcome to Lakshmi.
Where Kolam Comes Up
Janmashtami: The Midnight Birth of Krishna
Janmashtami keeps Krishna's birth on the dark Ashtami, ideally at midnight under Rohini. This article sets out the day, what the Garuda Purana prescribes, and which customs are later.
Topics
Thiruppavai: Andal's Margazhi Origin and Story
Andal's thirty Tamil verses, sung each Margazhi dawn, awaken her gopi companions to Krishna. Tradition places her in eighth-century Srivilliputhur.
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