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I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
Quote by Stephan Grellet
கோலம்/Rangoli is form of sandpainting decoration done by female members of Indian families in front of their home, daily. These days it's done using limestone or red brick powder. But the proper, age old, traditional way of doing it, is with fine-grained rice powder, so that miniscule creatures like ant, insects, etc. can feed on it. This colourful tradition that dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization (2500 B.C) was started not for it's beauty but for the humanity, for the consideration that other living beings too are worthy lives. I hope some day it will come back to it's original form.
This koolam (as called in Tamil) I saw some 5 to 8 women draw, for around 4 hours with sheer dedication, at the night with very poor lighting, for the next day ceremony of the deity's procession, from the Pillayarpatti temple (can be seen in the background) around their village.
I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
Quote by Stephan Grellet
கோலம்/Rangoli is form of sandpainting decoration done by female members of Indian families in front of their home, daily. These days it's done using limestone or red brick powder. But the proper, age old, traditional way of doing it, is with fine-grained rice powder, so that miniscule creatures like ant, insects, etc. can feed on it. This colourful tradition that dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization (2500 B.C) was started not for it's beauty but for the humanity, for the consideration that other living beings too are worthy lives. I hope some day it will come back to it's original form.
This koolam (as called in Tamil) I saw some 5 to 8 women draw, for around 4 hours with sheer dedication, at the night with very poor lighting, for the next day ceremony of the deity's procession, from the Pillayarpatti temple (can be seen in the background) around their village.