There are religious kolams, to use only in front of our pooja room. These are not to be drawn in other places or in the entrance of our house. They are very Auspicious, Sacred and most Beautiful. They are Hridaya Kamalam, Aishwarya Kolam, Sri Chakra Kolam, Kubera Kolam and Navagraha Kolam.
These kolams can also be drawn in the mandap where we place Goddess Lakshmi for Varalakshmi Vratham Pooja or for on the manai (plank) where we place Sri Ganesha during Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrations. The tradition of Kolams has long been our Custom, reflecting the Age-Old beliefs. The intricate and exquisite detail of these Kolams takes the form of Kubera and Aishwarya to our Home. Each one distinct in variety and feature.
Hridaya Kamalam
On Fridays and other festive occasions, the `Hridaya Kamalam` and the `Sri Chakram` are drawn to ensure success and wealth.
In the Hridaya Kamalam kolam dots are set in a radial arrangement and a lotus shaped kolam is what emerges from this matrix. In this kolam the heart is represented by a lotus, hence the name.
The Hridaya Kamalam kolam is like a Tantra, with the Yantra and a beeja mantra in the centre. This type of kolam is sacred and one has to take care that it is never trampled on.
How to draw Hridaya Kamalam
It starts with a pattern of 8 lines radiating around a point. Each line has 5 dots spaced equally – the dots are numbered 1 to 5 starting from the innermost, going outward.
This kolam is a continuous design drawn as a single line joining the dots in the following repeating pattern – 1-3-5-2-4 – until all dots are covered.
As we can see in the picture, after a few cycles, it looks like overlapping petals of a lotus.
Video to draw Hridayakamalam
Aishwarya Kolam
Aishwarya kolam, Kubera kolam and Hridaya kamalam can be called as Mahalakshmi kolam as they are drawn on Fridays in the Puja room. Friday is considered important for Mahalakshmi in our tradition.
Aishwarya Kolam is another popular rangoli with dots. It is considered to be auspicious and drawn on Fridays , during festivals like Navarathri, Varalakshmi Vratha and Lakshmi Pooja.
It is usually drawn as seen plain with a kaavi border. It is a rangoli with dots, with 7 dots at the centre, with 8 dots on either side of this. Then there are one row of seven dots and one row of six dots on either side and finally three dots.
Using this dots template the rangoli design can be drawn in many methods. It is easy but there may be easier methods.
How to draw Aishwarya Kolam
8 - 3 interlaced dots (Idukku Pulli) Kolam - Start with 8 dots in the center, next 7 interlaced dots and again 8 interlaced dots. Again 7 and 6 interlaced dots at both sides. Then stop at 3 as shown below.
Join the dots as shown below.
Join the dots as shown below.
After joining the lines we will get the final design as follows:
Video to draw Aishwarya kolam
Sri Chakra Kolam
The Sri Yantra or Sri Chakra is a yantra used in Srividya Puja. It consists of nine interlocking triangles that surround a central point known as a bindu. These triangles represent the cosmos and the human body. Because of its nine triangles, Sri Yantra is also known as the Navayoni Chakra. When the two-dimensional Sri Yantra is represented in three dimensions, it is called a Maha Meru. Mount Meru derives its name from this shape. In addition to Mount Meru, all other yantras derive from the Sri Yantra.
How to draw Sri Chakra Kolam
Navagraha Kolam
These Navagraha designs are also known as weekdays Rangoli designs as each Navagraha is associated with a weekday in Hindu Dharma Sashtra.
How to draw Navagraha Kolam
Kubera Kolam
Kubera is the god of riches and wealth, and it is believed that if one worships the Kubera kolam as ordained in the scriptures, he/she will be rewarded with wealth and prosperity. Kubera kolam is a magic square of order 3 constructed using rice flour and drawn in the pooja room.
Usually we draw this kubera kolam in a small manai (palakai) in the pooja room, and we put Chandan & Kumkum for 9 one rupee coins and placed it in each number / square. White flowers are offered to Lord Kubera on Thursday.
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