Date:10/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/10/stories/2008091056912200.htm

National

Festive flowers

— PHOTOS: C. RATHEESH KUMAR/ H. VIBHU

COLOUR POWER: Scenes from “Pookkalam" contests in flower petal artistry organised by The Hindu on Tuesday in Thiruvananthapuram (top row) and Kochi. Such patterns, traditionally created by the women of the household in the forecourts of homes, are associated with Kerala’s Onam festival season.