Kolam!

Today is the 1st of the month Aaddi in tamil calendar where you not only get to eat delicious food which includes vadai, payasam, etc, one thing you will find common among tamil households are the huge kolams right outside the house. For the unenlightened, kolam is tamil form of rangoli and is more about the intricate design than the colour.

*edit* Also, it is believed that since these kolams are made using rice paste, our ancestors believed they provide food for the insects on the ground. What a noble reason for something decorative :D *edit*

Its good in a way that I missed first week of college so that for the first time in my life, I have a huge area in front of my grandparents' house to do it and I didn't miss the opportunity.

I thought I knew how to do it and refused any advice from my grandmother. Well, I did mess it up a bit but for a first timer , I think it was good enough.

And then as the old saying goes, practice makes man perfect. As also does advice from an expert. I finally conceded in asking my nani who insisted that I first draw it on paper, showed me the way about it and I knew it by heart while doing it on the ground.

I feel real nice to have used this opportunity. Now I will go back to living in my flat satisfied that I did attempt what I love doing most. :D