When Thane-based kolam practitioner Hema Kannan tells us that the ancient art of drawing geometric patterns, typically outside one's home, is a sign of welcome, this writer can't help remembering her ...

Award-winning Indian American artist Shanthi Chandrasekar led a Kolam art installation April 24 at the U.S. Capitol. A Kolam is an Indian art form of geometric patterns, used as a welcome sign. (photo ...

Ruben Prakash Anthony Albert putting the finishing touches to the 35ftx25ft 3D kolam in The Gardens Mall. Ruben Prakash Anthony Albert never thought he would be pursuing the art of kolam as a career ...

Nao Yamashita recalls her first attempt at kolam with clarity. “It all started with a small swastika pattern,” says the 42-year-old yoga artiste from Japan, whose love for kolam has been winning ...

One enters the exhibit “The Art of Indian Kolam: Traditional Designs and New Media” at Northampton Community College with the impression that nothing can be simpler than a bunch of pictograms composed ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Kolam, the vibrant and intricate traditional Indian floor art, continues to be a central feature of Deepavali celebrations, adorning homes and temples with its stunning designs. A.

In Tamil Nadu, where Harris has roots, women draw kolams on the ground to invite health and prosperity into houses where they are displayed. (File photo: Reuters) Kolam, a traditional Indian art form ...

A traditional South Indian art form will head toward the U.S. Capitol to welcome President Biden and Vice President Harris, in part as a nod to Harris’s Tamil heritage. Called a kolam, it will form a ...

Kolam art has been practiced by women throughout southern India for hundreds of years. These brightly colored rice flour designs adorn the thresholds of homes and temples every day, as well as streets ...

Washington, January 17 Kolam, a traditional Indian art form of drawing geometric patterns on the floors as a sign of welcome, was part of the virtual kick-off ceremony of the inauguration of President ...