Rajam madam, you are the arisi maavu specialist here, so this was expected! But, I didn't expect two entries from you. :)
I think you've used dry powder (dark colored) for the dots, after the wetness had dried up. That's a nice idea to show the dots, for clarity.
Thank you so much for participating madam! :)
Really quite nice. You know what, I expected a flower rangOli with wet flour from you. But I expected a blue shading for bluebells like you once did with neel-kamal. Well. may be at a later time.
Regards! - mOhana
Yes mOhanaji I too was planning to use blue color maavu for this kolam.But i was not allowed to strain. when the time was running out and since I committed for putting the design in wetkola maavu,hurriedly put the design .Since the original drawing from Rajushree, the dots were very prominent. So I put the red color dots in my kolam also.. i'll try another Neelkamal later.( I am yet to open the food color bottles presented by my daughter not for cooking but for putting rangolis)
Lata, you didn't expect 2 entries from Rajamma, no? See her spirits, she has sent one on my behalf knowing that I would not have sent one! You know, தேசே டயஸ௠she doesn't even chat with me, just visit ikolam site, logoff! Crazy கிழமà¯!
Jayaji, actually, Rajam madam had sent two versions done in the arisi mavu, one with the pink color (the image you see in this page), and the other without the pink color. She had asked me to choose, and I uploaded this one, and of course the other markers-multi-colored design too. So, I would say, she uploaded on your behalf as well as on maybe Jayanthiji's behalf too! :)
Well like the others I too was looking forward to seeing your blue food colour decorate this kolam, but I must appreciate the fact that inspite of not keeping well you have done a lovely job with wet maavu which I knew would be your contribution.. I can see a mistake in the kolam though - let's see if anyone else can guess what it is - quite simple I am sure :)
In reply to Lata, you didn't expect 2 by jayamohan
In reply to Jayaji, actually, Rajam by Lata