Best Kitchen Paint Colors: Pookalam designs

<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">*Pookalam is an intricate and colourful arrangement of flowers laid on the floor.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">*Tradition of decorating Pookhalam is extremely popular in Kerala</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">*Followed as a ritual in every household during ten-day-long Onam celebrations.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">*'Pookhalam' consists of two words, </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">'poov'</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> meaning' flower' and </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">'kalam'</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> means 'colour sketches on the ground'. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">*It is considered auspicious to prepare Pookalam, also known as </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">'Aththa-Poo'</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">during the festival of Onam.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">*Pookalams actually welcome the most loved King who comes to visit his homeland once a year.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">*Athaapoovu are usually circular in shape and multi-tiered colourful arrangements of flowers, petals and leaves.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">*Normally laid on the front court yard of the house.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">*Idols of Mahabali and Vishnu are placed in the center of the Pookalam and worshipped.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">*Diameter of a Pookalam normally ranges from four to five meters.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">*Its a big creative task, as designers have to think of a new design ever day.</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"></span><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OPtCDn8i9E0bNaHu4_WSDpDRbwXMCdhrwdXoEQeNZcZmumm3ertQNviU6xLNhV9lNFoV_3YIUXUDSfpbr_gjFlfFL9lxqvDlfpRzeKHFQnjQH5VY-mD-swSI9ueSccUBeUnvNwa8-6A/s1600-h/flowers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379413775528437986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OPtCDn8i9E0bNaHu4_WSDpDRbwXMCdhrwdXoEQeNZcZmumm3ertQNviU6xLNhV9lNFoV_3YIUXUDSfpbr_gjFlfFL9lxqvDlfpRzeKHFQnjQH5VY-mD-swSI9ueSccUBeUnvNwa8-6A/s400/flowers.jpg" style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378755614128426578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8KFq8GJLcrahuXXV0QSQXHgKa335VH7LcrNts5sKc-JjpgzhrDWmLhBpxcDGX35EuGMD0nMGqGYmMl40eBI4o13cZqxqE5wvEW4hGfIBRYxWcGYE9w8R5hoocpM4sdOn1o0gX3Pf1mQ/s400/Onam+pookkalam-Athapookalam-Onapookkalam-pookkalam.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgvUwqj26stDX1WqBboPAI_wmx12WfINIeGn45JyD1s2jSLGsITxjjDynXwNTJ2EMpQrG-l-srbz81IKFrPr3tw_GSVw8J6BWBaXIfm-h_6q6ON5whemlemWZheXQUWGPevFgiZ1DFJU/s1600-h/Onam+pookkalam-Athapookalam-Onapookkalam-pookkalam+(4).jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378755622132073906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgvUwqj26stDX1WqBboPAI_wmx12WfINIeGn45JyD1s2jSLGsITxjjDynXwNTJ2EMpQrG-l-srbz81IKFrPr3tw_GSVw8J6BWBaXIfm-h_6q6ON5whemlemWZheXQUWGPevFgiZ1DFJU/s400/Onam+pookkalam-Athapookalam-Onapookkalam-pookkalam+(4).jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378755610878155650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFAF0h_zJ9mH-HwBjWIuz9WqL8lOk1lZNn-ue5vq6zFqqJfe0jrCQYOs81yufaKWYTsAnex1zl25lEqbB8fEvFXTBLr7h_AfY57_sfaoMel6yENbgSK3Lk6EYBdbyPiLAJbviYQqrBX4/s400/1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><div class="text" align="JUSTIFY"   style="  color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 5px; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding-right: 20px; text-align: justify; font-family:Verdana, Arial;font-size:12px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Below is the Pookalam  at  home when Onam came visiting our house.</span></span></div><div class="text" align="JUSTIFY"   style="  color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 5px; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding-right: 20px; text-align: justify; font-family:Verdana, Arial;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Some shots of the Flower carpet and my little one..</span></span></div><div class="text" align="JUSTIFY" face="Verdana, Arial" size="12px" style="  color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 5px; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 20px; padding-right: 20px; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Gods are represented by clay pyramid like structures in the middle of the flower carpet.</span></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377486034616443314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCD-xhr-EhKNnUOPqdqp5K8ahpEQ1ZhsUmuJwGqg535fSsptoyg2pkH9E94jO8tkn1cOTeBTk-YYmdyLhSUpyWInG6GZYAA67exrUhev24LpNLqDS248oHz_-uxJzK3Lbn6126ElQWdI/s400/IMG_1880+copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" /><div style="text-align: center;">Pookalam at home</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHYWZufG92qC9NVHDK1Ql5AzN5lcHRkeM6Xm6HqzUNbU6wyQZdQ_k5Qn6C-Epa26rJsjlAlzCpoLiLjez2vtEkGVMtU6THNnrhMEAc78dv8GkFelfiQDdeXBKlKUX-b7gf08H80yrsv8/s1600-h/IMG_1968+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377486054125245250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7lQSUFIA85zt6e7f3H2IsdEc6JLRAmWetaPzyJD_67XYdUv9RzyWk042Y33joTEaNT_vN3vfkI1nerupL2C7oidXd3P3PZvdWfwKZlqx6OqujDAb84vgr2vH4yCyxh28o6TJoVibq8A/s400/IMG_2089+copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Little one admiring the pookalam</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHYWZufG92qC9NVHDK1Ql5AzN5lcHRkeM6Xm6HqzUNbU6wyQZdQ_k5Qn6C-Epa26rJsjlAlzCpoLiLjez2vtEkGVMtU6THNnrhMEAc78dv8GkFelfiQDdeXBKlKUX-b7gf08H80yrsv8/s1600-h/IMG_1968+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377486047498537746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHYWZufG92qC9NVHDK1Ql5AzN5lcHRkeM6Xm6HqzUNbU6wyQZdQ_k5Qn6C-Epa26rJsjlAlzCpoLiLjez2vtEkGVMtU6THNnrhMEAc78dv8GkFelfiQDdeXBKlKUX-b7gf08H80yrsv8/s400/IMG_1968+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGbrTJkIsCWs_H48YFHa9MPs9mZ4fo61qw7CyGUMUTJAABXLvwQTvNHn5OHvb6YgM1AXBtSTh2VpC6-kzTwR8UdjDPz1hRlNGzO2edL6L8PhyphenhyphenhgWCMHCol6G9NF3Tf1-P7ACRbdnpDxY/s1600-h/IMG_1953+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377486041147192834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGbrTJkIsCWs_H48YFHa9MPs9mZ4fo61qw7CyGUMUTJAABXLvwQTvNHn5OHvb6YgM1AXBtSTh2VpC6-kzTwR8UdjDPz1hRlNGzO2edL6L8PhyphenhyphenhgWCMHCol6G9NF3Tf1-P7ACRbdnpDxY/s400/IMG_1953+copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a>For a detailed story on Onam at our home pl do visit <a href="http://celebrations-of-life.blogspot.com/">Celebrations of Life</a></div><div>Image courtesy:indianpaparazzi.com</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

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