Rain on the kolam, three days before Deepavali
A wet step, a red ochre border and a row of clay lamps for Sunday.
October 5, 2026 · 7 min
Golu steps and the kolam at the foot of them
Navaratri begins on Sunday: where the lamp goes and how wide to draw.
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The Dawn Kolam
One letter on the 5th of every month: a kolam to learn, step by step, and the festival that month brings.
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A lotus with eight petals, for the clay Ganesha
Chaturthi is nine days off, so here is the lotus in the order I teach it.