c. 1905
Publisher No.:
123
97571
13.75x
8.90cm
Kolams or muggulu are thought to bring prosperity to homes. These intricate rice flour decorations are made by women in front of doorsteps primarily in Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Feeding a Thousand Souls Women, Ritual, and Ecology in India: An Exploration of the Kolam by Vijaya Nagarajan (Oxford, 2018) is a recent excellent book on the tradition.
A hand-tinted color version of the same postcard.