{"product_id":"kolam-tradition-in-south-india-rangoli-in-indian-threshold-design-1","title":"Kolam tradition in South India: rangoli in Indian threshold design","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"75\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"73\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"328\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"144\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"144\"\u003ePublisher: ADITYA PRAKASHAN Indological Publishers \u0026amp; Booksellers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"166\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"166\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"189\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"189\"\u003eEdition: New Delhi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"204\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"204\"\u003eYear: 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"231\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"231\"\u003eISBN-13: 9788124609279\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"255\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"255\"\u003eISBN-10: 8124609276\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"278\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"278\"\u003eSubject: Fine Arts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"328\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"328\"\u003eBinding: Hardcover (assumed – please confirm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"791\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"348\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"351\"\u003eThis book explores \u003cstrong data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"379\"\u003eKolam\u003c\/strong\u003e, a traditional form of \u003cstrong data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"424\"\u003ethreshold drawing\u003c\/strong\u003e practiced by women in \u003cstrong data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"462\"\u003eSouth India\u003c\/strong\u003e. Kolam is a sacred and \u003cstrong data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"503\"\u003eaesthetic art\u003c\/strong\u003e that defines religious and cultural spaces, serving as both a \u003cstrong data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"576\"\u003eprayer\u003c\/strong\u003e for protection and prosperity. The art form is based on a \u003cstrong data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"653\"\u003egeometric grid\u003c\/strong\u003e, where \u003cstrong data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"677\"\u003edots (pulli)\u003c\/strong\u003e guide the crossings and smooth edges, creating \u003cstrong data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"744\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eelegant designs\u003c\/strong\u003e that harmonize with the concept of the cosmos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003eThe book delves into the \u003cstrong data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"845\"\u003emathematical principles\u003c\/strong\u003e underlying Kolam, with the \u003cstrong data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"899\"\u003einfinite knot patterns\u003c\/strong\u003e following specific rules that blend artistry with \u003cstrong data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"975\"\u003emathematical elegance\u003c\/strong\u003e. Renowned mathematician \u003cstrong data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1017\"\u003eMarcia Ascher\u003c\/strong\u003e describes the principles of numbers in Kolam as expressing the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1093\"\u003edynamics\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1118\"\u003emotion in matter\u003c\/strong\u003e, demonstrating the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1166\"\u003emultiplicity of the void\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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