Kolam, also known as Muggu, Tarai Alangaram and Rangole, is a form of traditional decorative art that is drawn by using rice flour as per age-old conventions. It is also drawn using white stone powder
Traditional kolam made with rice flour and kaavi borders for a house function at Tamil Nadu, India
Traditional Agrahara kolam made with soaked rice flour or coloured rice for the festival of Thai Pongal, taken from a house in Singapore
3x3 symmetry 9 goddesses swastika kolam with a single cycle by Nagata S, each of which corresponds to one of the nine Devi (goddesses) of the Vedic system
White stones used to make one type of kolam
Sand drawing is a ni-Vanuatu artistic and ritual tradition and practice, recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
Sand drawing in Vanuatu (2007)
Traditional sand drawing in Vanuatu