The main day of Onam, when the pookalam reaches its largest ring at the doorstep.

Are these real flower carpets?

No. They are generated pictures in the style of photographs, not photographs of a laid pookalam.

What is the difference between the three styles?

Top view shows every ring crisp from above; close-up is a low shot across the petal rings; at the door shows the circle in the foreground with a brass nilavilakku and a teak doorframe behind.

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Pookalam rangoli for Onam: athapoo, a snake boat, a peacock feather

Pookalam rangoli — a small first-day athapoo of a single ring of yellow and orange petals around a centre of white thumba flowers, set on a swept earthen floor, seen from directly above as a flat top-down view, every ring crisp and evenly filled

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Reading 3Peacock feather

In Kerala the pookalam is laid in fresh flowers at the doorstep from Atham, the first day of Onam, a ring larger each day until Thiruvonam. These nine show three designs: a first-day athapoo, a contest pookalam with a snake boat at its centre, and a round built around a peacock feather. Each is shown from above, from floor level or at a Kerala threshold. Type a twist, such as only marigold, to ask for it.

a doorstep from Atham to Thiruvonam
a college or office contest
a first-day athapoo for a home

Frequently asked questions

What is Thiruvonam?: The main day of Onam, when the pookalam reaches its largest ring at the doorstep.
Are these real flower carpets?: No. They are generated pictures in the style of photographs, not photographs of a laid pookalam.
What is the difference between the three styles?: Top view shows every ring crisp from above; close-up is a low shot across the petal rings; at the door shows the circle in the foreground with a brass nilavilakku and a teak doorframe behind.

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