Several years ago a friend of mine from W.B came on a visit to Chennai. He was engaged in the study of the electro-magnetic vibrational energy field. In those days, multi storied apartments in the city were rare. As we went on our morning walks, we used to witness women and girls outside the doorsteps of their homes, engaged in the decorative art of kolam, popularly known as Rangoli. Depending on the floor, they were using wet or dry rice powders both white and in colours. Their designs kept changing every day and the motifs ranged from small to big to match the significance of the day. My friend was fascinated by these intricate designs and ran his energy detecting devices over some of them out of sheer curiosity. We were indeed astonished by the field of aura emanating from these decorative motifs. The study of energy field surrounding this fascinating art form is well documented in ancient scriptures.
- Excerpt from my book ‘A Tribute to Tradition’
