Significance of using Rice flour for Kolam

Choosing the method of the preparation of the Kolam Powder is very very important. There are lots of advantage and significance in using the Rice Flour for the Kolam designing. The colors that are used for the Kolam powder are also unique.

Significance of using Rice flour for Kolam

Kolam is a great culture in Tamilnadu. The Kolam is not only popular in the Tamilnadu but also in other states in India. But in Tamilnadu the greatness of the Kolam is that the flour that is used for drawing Kolam in front of the house is the Rice flour. There are many points about the significance and the greatness of the Kolam in Tamilnadu. The Kolam can also be told as one of the hobby of the housewife in the Tamilnadu. Kolam is drawn in front of the house in the early morning with the freshness of the morning breath. This makes the Human body active for the whole day.

The drawing of the kolam in front of the house can also be told as a great exercise for the housewife in Tamilnadu. In different states the preparation of the Kolam powder is done in different manner. And especially in Tamil nadu the Kolam powder is prepared with the Rice flour. It is also believed that the Kolam design is an offering to the God. So it can also be told that the Kolam is the offering that is done to the God. There is a fact behind the preparation of the Kolam powder.

The Kolam powder has to be prepared in such a way that it should not be very nice also. If the powder is very nice then it will not be very comfortable for drawing. And if the Kolam flour is not powdered properly then also there will be a problem in using the Flour for drawing designs in front of the house. The ladies in the house work with the preparation of the kolam powder to make it very good for the drawing of the kolam in front of the house. Little amount of the nice sand particle will also be included in the Kolam flour so that it will be good enough to be used for the designing.

Colors for Kolam Powder

Colors in kolam power

The colorful kolam is also drawn with the help of the color that are added along with the kolam powder by the ladies. The colors are usually purchased in the shops and the colors are mixed with the kolam powder or the sand particle so that it gives the brightness. If the color powder is mixed with the Kolam powder the concentration of the white color will be very high in the color powder. This reduces the brightness of the kolam powder when it is used for the drawing.

This purpose can be easily solved with the help of adding the sand particle along with the color powder. This mixing will give good brightness to the color powder that is used. The sand is first taken and the sand is filtered for the bigger rock particle so that it gives the smoothness. And the filtered sand particle is taken in the bowl and mixed along with the color powder that is purchased from the shops. This is the way how the color powder is prepared for coloring the kolam when the kolam is drawn in front of the house.

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