Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c76.170

v2.c76.170

This kind of ‘Kolam’ is also drawn in some Tamil houses. White flour-solution and red Kavi-solution are employed, and are called in Tamil as ‘Mavukkolam’ and ‘Kavikkolam’. The former is drawn in waving lines. Thus ‘Rasa Citra’ is also a kind of ‘Kolam.’ While *cūrṇa* or powder is employed in ‘Dhūlī Citra,’ *drava* or solution is employed in ‘Rasa Citra’. The Makara and other coloured designs drawn on the cheeks and busts of damsels according to the Kāvyaś also belong to this category of ‘Rasa Citra.’ Therefore it is held by Śrī Kumāra that like Dhūlī ‘Chitra’ and Citra (i.e. Sculpture), etc. the ‘Rasa Citra’ also is not for the walls.