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Of Kolam And Peacocks

First off - a Happy Deepavali to all who celebrates it. Deepavali or the Festival of Lights is the most important celebration of Hindus. Do you know that the word "deepa" means light and "vali" means a row or cluster"? Put the words together and you get - a row/cluster of lights.

And for the rest of us - it's public holiday today! No work! Woot! Woot!
I just thought I'd do a post about "kolam" or "rangoli" which is a form of sand painting art using either rice, rice flour or sago. Kolam is usually drawn at the entrance of Hindu homes to welcome visitors as well as the Hindu Goddess of fortune; Lakshmi.

The "kolams" or "rangoli" popular patterns are of flowers, lotus blooms or geometric shapes. Also, peacocks are often depicted too.

The peacock is the national bird of India and is related to Hinduism as the vehicle of Lord Muruga. That's why you see peacocks are featured extensively in Hindu culture.

Now... where's my murukku? ^^
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  1. [SK]13 November, 2012 00:06

    HAPPY DEEPAVALI to Mak Rempit~~

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    1. [SK]13 November, 2012 00:07

      i know you don't celebrate, neither do i.. but then 1Malaysian mah, we got holidays so consider celebrating lah~~

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    2. [SK]13 November, 2012 00:09

      oh muruku!! i want to eat muruku lah.. miss that so much, i think the last time i had was during CNY @_@

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    3. lina13 November, 2012 19:28

      Visiting Hindu friends today means we are celebrating the festival too, right? ^^

      I think I'm gonna get muruku tomorrow at work - from the tea lady. hehehe

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    4. Small Kucing13 November, 2012 20:24

      lucky you la Lina, Can get murukku from tea lady...hmm maybe i should get murukku from the guards here :p

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    5. lina13 November, 2012 20:32

      kakaka...

      they sure will give, if you give angpow duing CNY *wink wink*

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    6. Simple Person14 November, 2012 11:07

      happy deepavali lina the pirate..
      how was your holiday?

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    7. lina14 November, 2012 11:33

      cannot pirate. Got period. :-D

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    8. yvonne14 November, 2012 16:21

      Wakakakaka, SP always think of pirate and lanun. I don't know Fui Fui should be happy or what, for his over highly sex hormone.

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    9. yvonne14 November, 2012 16:21

      Happy Diwali to you Lina~~ ♥

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    10. lina14 November, 2012 16:31

      I guess she loves him being kencang. Hihihi

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  2. [SK]13 November, 2012 00:08

    yeah, kolams everywhere in the shopping malls as well as the train stations and lobbies of some buildings.. so festive~~

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    1. lina13 November, 2012 19:30

      I think it's rather nice now Deepavali is being showcased more and more in malls. Deepavali was usually just "promoted" minimally by malls/shops in the past, don't you think? The exception was Little India lah. ;p

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    2. Simple Person14 November, 2012 11:08

      last week i went to Brickfield and it was really lots of Indian shopping there.
      do Deepavali feel..

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    3. lina14 November, 2012 11:23

      But definitely less crowded at the main street now as all the stalls are relocated elsewhere, right?

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  3. [SK]13 November, 2012 00:08

    copy and paste from google about the facts of deepavali and kolam?? hahahaha~~

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    1. lina13 November, 2012 00:19

      I google things up for reference but I don't do copy and paste. There's like 10 sites I read up, just to write that boring and short post up there. So sue me.

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    2. Simple Person14 November, 2012 11:10

      I never know so much history about Deepavali.. except I know it is a festive of lights..

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  4. wenn13 November, 2012 00:16

    I'm fascinated by the kolam features. I hope to see my customers' kolam creation soon when they post on my shop's facebook.

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    1. lina13 November, 2012 19:31

      Will you post them up too, at your blog Wenn?

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  5. suituapui13 November, 2012 04:48

    Enjoy your holiday!

    That busybody...even if google and paste, what's wrong with that? This isn't for a masters thesis or anything. Many other people may not know and would appreciate getting to read it here instead of having to look for it themselves. Tsk! Tsk!

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    1. lina13 November, 2012 19:31

      Another public holiday in two day's time. I have another post up for it. No, it's not copy and paste. ;)

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  6. Rurousha13 November, 2012 13:54

    Where is your WHAT? (@_@)

    Wait. Google.

    Oh, it's a snack. Looks cute. What does it taste like?

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    1. lina13 November, 2012 14:00

      Savoury snack, crunchy & slightly spicy & absolutely, addictively delicious. I'll bring some over in 2014. :-D

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    2. yvonne14 November, 2012 16:24

      Yes, yes, yes, beware of this snack. Highly addictive, contagious and fattening. But it's a sin for not eating it XD

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  7. Small Kucing13 November, 2012 20:22

    I know kolam but didnt know its also called "rangoli"

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    1. lina13 November, 2012 20:33

      Dulu on TV kan ada segment "The colours of rangoli" for hindustan ke tamil shows. ;p

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  8. Small Kucing13 November, 2012 20:23

    tarak murukku la...me also searching for murukku. J loves to eat muruku. But the murukku man at pasar malam not selling :(

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    1. lina13 November, 2012 20:34

      Murukku man on Deepavali holiday kot. ;p

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    2. yvonne14 November, 2012 16:24

      No one give me muruku, not even annay TM and thambee SK, wuahhhh!

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  9. Small Kucing13 November, 2012 20:25

    later i geram geram i go google and make own murukku baru tau :p....

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    1. lina13 November, 2012 20:35

      You can do it, Meow!

      I used to order them from one of the Directors' drivers. He buys them from Nilai ke mana ke... Quite nice also.

      Long time didn't buy because I don't eat them much. Usually just buy them and give to FIL. ;)

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    2. yvonne14 November, 2012 16:26

      Heard it's quite tedious to make muruku. Need high skill otherwise the muruku will turn out like "masuk angin", not crispy - potong steam saja!

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  10. eastcoastlife13 November, 2012 22:16

    Happy holiday!
    Just came back from a trip :)
    Hope you had a good rest before going back to work tomorrow.

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    1. lina13 November, 2012 22:18

      Rest one day, work one day and then rest again on Thursday, ECL! :)

      How was your trip? ^^

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  11. foongpc13 November, 2012 22:26

    Happy Deepavali and Happy Holiday!! Though I was working today!

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    1. lina13 November, 2012 22:30

      Earning lots for working today I bet! ;p

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  12. foongpc13 November, 2012 22:27

    Eating muruku now hehe

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  13. Unknown13 November, 2012 23:02

    I have Indian neighbours, left & right. Yang sebelah kiri sambut dua2, Christmas & Deepavali..so mesti we all dapat mutton kari & muruku selalu hehe..alamak ada muruku dlm pantry cabinet..hmm

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    1. lina13 November, 2012 23:22

      mutton curry - my boys' fave tu. :-)

      riuh x dgr dum dum dam mercun kat sans? Kat sini, meriah sunggih, kalah CNY :-P

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    2. Unknown14 November, 2012 00:16

      Riuh jugak...dari malam tadi! Kat sini kalah sikittt je dari CNY hehe

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  14. eezard_vazz14 November, 2012 09:15

    happy Deepavali @ Diwali to all my Indian friends out there... I used to go beraya to my friend house last year I think.. His mother cooked us the bestest chicken masak merah with madu n nasik briyani I've ever had... Goshhh... So addictive, I kept on tambah nasik... Super yummy!!! That was my 1st time visiting on Deepavali... =D

    All the best kak lina for your Penang HM debut... running in the bunny ears again? Hehehe, holler at me ok!!!

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    1. lina14 November, 2012 11:35

      all the nest to you. Bagus ni, deepavali leh carboload mkn briyani n curry. Kekeke

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  15. Simple Person14 November, 2012 11:12

    so what they will do to the Kolam after deepavali?
    throw the rice or cook it?

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    1. lina14 November, 2012 12:24

      dunno wor... Never ask... But what do you usually do to offerings? Can eat ke?

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  16. Simple Person14 November, 2012 11:20

    I have a lot of Indian workers in my factory..
    they created a kolam in my front office..
    looks very nice..

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    1. lina14 November, 2012 12:23

      way, nice. You got take photo of it or not? :-)

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  17. yvonne14 November, 2012 16:32

    The celebration here is very minimum. Saw kolam in Tesco, and that's it. I don't even see the kolam in our usual shopping mall, because the atrium is being rent for some mental math activities. Maybe they made the kolam in a hidden corner. Boohoo!

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