tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post2826906751317067742..comments2024-01-13T15:03:54.087+08:00Comments on Keats The Sunshine Girl: KOLAM - Happy Deepavali!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-79825787382094073402009-10-24T16:54:44.995+08:002009-10-24T16:54:44.995+08:00HI petite nyonya, Do go to Semua House and of cour...HI petite nyonya, Do go to Semua House and of course, Brickfields, whichever is nearer and you can buy pretty stuff . Now I know you ARE a colourful person!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-33724892047326664882009-10-23T11:47:30.036+08:002009-10-23T11:47:30.036+08:00I love the colors & of course, the taste, of D...I love the colors & of course, the taste, of Deepavali! I love Indian bangles and the beautiful saris too!petite nyonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03159708832268114982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-57575586258874105582009-10-22T18:38:20.309+08:002009-10-22T18:38:20.309+08:00Hi Indrani, in a multiethnic country like malaysia...Hi Indrani, in a multiethnic country like malaysia, we celebrate the year round!! We love it! <br /><br />Chandra Mohan, thanks so much for your compliments :)) Do visit again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-65342124813161247072009-10-21T17:00:40.539+08:002009-10-21T17:00:40.539+08:00This is really beautiful. Well done.This is really beautiful. Well done.Chandra Mohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002265322385041878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-70912095512623744412009-10-20T14:27:05.835+08:002009-10-20T14:27:05.835+08:00Great post!
I was feasting my eyes on those 'K...Great post!<br />I was feasting my eyes on those 'Kolam' shots. Nice to know you are carrying on the traditions in a foreign country. :)Indranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097788106899971708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-36572295095178115402009-10-20T08:33:42.519+08:002009-10-20T08:33:42.519+08:00Hi everyone, sorry about the late replies. Have be...Hi everyone, sorry about the late replies. Have been busy with Deepavali, coping with cough nd sore throat. Also, am competing in the Blog for FT competition. Do visit again and vote , if you like, when the articles are vetted. Just click on the 'Vote for my entry' :))<br /><br />Onkar, 'Happy Deepavali' to you too.<br /><br />Autumn Belle, hope you aren't having a sore throat like me. glad you managed to visit friends to help them celebrate Deepavali.<br /><br />CheaHS@n, that's a good question about the 1 thousand kg of rice. I hope it is at least broken rice!! No, it will have to be thrown away after this kolam exhibition.<br /><br />Turquoise Diaries, thanks!<br /> <br />Pacey, the malls were full of colour this Deepavali and people were enjoying the lovely displays.<br /><br />Lucy, i'm glad you like it . blogoshere just brings us so much closer - strangers who are now friends:)) Thanks for being my blogger friend!<br /><br />~Covert_Operations '78~, I was so busy attending to rellies and took only a couple of photos , all in a haste! I guess it's not easy to keep to strict traditions of making the kolam , especially on such a large scale. My sis-in-law's maid surprised me when I saw her kolam. She didn't use any rice flour. it was of a small size but pretty, showing 2 peahens.<br /><br />M. kate, thanks for your wishes.<br /><br />Veronica lee, Deepavali colours have vanished all too fast!! Well, we wait patiently for next year!<br /><br />Ocean Girl, I've also worn a sari but not often and always get compliments:) Do try one or a salwar Khameez if you like. Both are comfortable. I'll take you to the shops to check them out if you like.<br />Remember Princess Diana, she wore them too and looked gorgeous in it. it's a loose top with loose baggy trousers pulled by drawstrings at the waist. There's always a shawl, dupatta, to wear with it. <br /><br />GMG, thanks for visiting . How I wish I could travel the world like you:)) Take care.<br /><br />ROSIDAH, thanks for your regular visits. Really apreciate your comments. yes, I had a bit of a hectic time tho i prapared dinner for 12 in the house. The day staarted with going to the temple,then b'fast of idli at mysis-in'-law's, then lunch hostd by her and it was our turn in the evening.<br /><br />lorenabr, thanks for popping by. Ditto about the colours - resplendent!<br /><br /><br /><br />salwar .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-54559755529655316872009-10-20T02:59:47.285+08:002009-10-20T02:59:47.285+08:00These pictures are fantastic, love all the colours...These pictures are fantastic, love all the colours. Just beautiful,:)lorenabrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009592304039415243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-40098668808042477402009-10-19T22:19:56.383+08:002009-10-19T22:19:56.383+08:00Wow, fascinating kolam design and colors! I hope y...Wow, fascinating kolam design and colors! I hope you have a wonderful time on Diwali, my dear :)RAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425443102217805623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-21349280755239299462009-10-19T16:56:31.992+08:002009-10-19T16:56:31.992+08:00Hi Keats, here I am after another absence, much lo...Hi Keats, here I am after another absence, much longer than I wished...<br />Lovely post!!<br />Happy Deepavalee!!<br /><br />Blogtrotter is now at an old spa in Turkey. Enjoy and have a great week!GMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775262251208390861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-51267787827127342202009-10-19T15:24:35.096+08:002009-10-19T15:24:35.096+08:00I want to see you in your salwar khameez. What is...I want to see you in your salwar khameez. What is it? Is it a type of sari?<br /><br />Thank you for posting the pictures. I wonder if it is still there at the Pavilion, I would like to go see. I think it is so amazing and the effort put it appears to be incredible.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-81511507667745677962009-10-19T12:27:36.915+08:002009-10-19T12:27:36.915+08:00Happy Deepavali!! Thanks for sharing the beautiful...Happy Deepavali!! Thanks for sharing the beautiful pics!!!Veronica Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411581380408080378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-88981327408261430172009-10-19T09:25:59.279+08:002009-10-19T09:25:59.279+08:00Such beautiful burst of colours :P Hope you had a ...Such beautiful burst of colours :P Hope you had a great weekend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402753481785047700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-89456988806506754852009-10-19T08:40:45.440+08:002009-10-19T08:40:45.440+08:00Dear Keats,
What lovely photos! I think your rea...Dear Keats, <br /><br />What lovely photos! I think your readers would love to see a photo of you in Salwar Khameez! <br /><br />I think many people have forgotten that the Kolam/Rangoli should only be made of edible and safe ingredients and should not use glue or toxic paints. The idea of having a kolam at one's front door is also to provide food for the birds, insects and small animals on Deepavali day. I made one once, of a Stegosaurus (this was in the early '90s, at the height of the Jurassic Park craze) using rice grains and food colouring. It's nowhere near as beautiful as the ones you managed to photograph! <br /><br />Deepavali Valthukal! Hope you had fun! I sure did!~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-21340961554615899882009-10-19T01:43:38.264+08:002009-10-19T01:43:38.264+08:00Absolutely so breathtaking to someone who has live...Absolutely so breathtaking to someone who has lived in Nebraska aLL OF her life and that would be me. Thank you for sharing. Spunky is fine now.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272388069537746789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-33907918069772168342009-10-18T21:51:01.580+08:002009-10-18T21:51:01.580+08:00Wow, vibrant colors and it must be a combination o...Wow, vibrant colors and it must be a combination of different beautiful smells from the coffee, turmeric and more as it is with the different combo of colors. Great to know another tradition from another part of the world.Paceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09205661310148496686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-15741263879543352212009-10-18T16:00:15.590+08:002009-10-18T16:00:15.590+08:00Its such a colorful festival. Enjoy :))Its such a colorful festival. Enjoy :))Sahildeki Evhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260671662786562610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-84366315361454329322009-10-18T14:19:54.243+08:002009-10-18T14:19:54.243+08:00Namaste! Happy Diwali, nice pixs of the wonderful ...Namaste! Happy Diwali, nice pixs of the wonderful of rainbow colours of the Kolam. Just wondering what happens to that 1000kg of rice grains after the display? Could not possibly be eaten after all the mixtures?CheaHSanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863638944039016050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-16739812609296210292009-10-18T14:11:52.507+08:002009-10-18T14:11:52.507+08:00The kolams feature are very colourful and beautifu...The kolams feature are very colourful and beautiful. Whenever it is Deepavali season, I enjoy looking at the kolam motifs at shopping complexes, offices and homes. I think these are great pieces of art. Happy Deepavali and may you and your family have a great time! I too had a great time visiting my friends and neighbours and I guess I'm going to have a sore throat soon from eating all the delicious spicy dishes.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-39827455545425090862009-10-18T13:08:56.691+08:002009-10-18T13:08:56.691+08:00Good info on Kolam supported by lovely pictures. H...Good info on Kolam supported by lovely pictures. Happy Deepawali.Onkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549012098621516316noreply@blogger.com