Happy Onam to All!

12 Sep

Posted by Arun bhai as General

It is the first Onam in our flat and we thought, why not go full traditional? The floral carpet took a couple of hours of dedicated effort in the wee hours of morning. So, was it worth the effort? Check it out:

Math Behind the Scenes

Well, there is a bit of geometry involved in a pookalam unless you are willing to spend a lot of time improvising. Like a good piece of engineering, a good design was essential. Here are some of the mockups made using Inkscape:

The Sadhya this time was at Prestige Hotel. Was pretty good with 3 different kinds of Payasam. Now time to munch some banana chips

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3 Responses

Deeps

September 14th, 2008 at 11:03 am
1

Happy Onam. Good that you had food outside. Less risk.
Eugene

October 21st, 2008 at 9:18 am
2

I am looking for some idea and stumble upon your posting decide to wish you Thanks. Eugene
lvs

November 29th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
3

In tough times like these it is our culture and festivals that keep us together and going. I know Onam is gone now but we have so many festivals that keep us together and happy and make us bounce back from horrible events like the ones in Mumbai.