In the dot kolams, there are two styles — sikku, where you go around the dots to create a kolam, and pulli, where you join the dots to create one. Dots are the first step to learning to draw ...

This year, the auspicious Tamil festival will be observed from Tuesday, January 14, and will continue until ... guide to creating a simple Pongal kolam with dots that even beginners can follow.

CHENNAI: The familiarity of the sikku kolam — with its curved lines of rice flour snaking their way around pullis in perfect symmetry — is shared by many who grew up with these patterns on the ...