Kolam, meaning "guise," are the beautiful sacred diagrams created by women each morning and evening so that the Divine will bless their home and their families. On festival days, these diagrams are especially complex and colorful. Kolams are created using colored rice flour. Rice to the Indian is like corn to the Native Americans, a symbol of abundance and of prosperity. It is worshipped as Lakshmi herself, the goddess of wealth and abundance.

The kolams we see everyday during our travels are wonderful signs of Divine Providence wherever we go. It is this pervasive sense of the sacred that characterizes India's spiritual depth. People are careful when they walk, not to upset these diagrams, although they are not meant to be permanent. Like life, and wealth, they must constantly be regenerated, and in this way our faith in the Divine is constantly restored.

Our pilgrims are always intrigued by these diagrams. On more than one occasion, our pilgrims have apprenticed themselves to one of the local villagers to absorb the art of kolam creation. Here, one of our third-time partipants studies with her mentor. She continues to create them at her home in the United States.

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