Making a Kolam in KnotPlot
This is how to make a kolam using the Celtic knotting engine within KnotPlot. Starting with a 9x9 square grid of cells, one places breaklines at cell boundaries. As this is done, the number of individual strands constantly changes. Eventually we are left with a single strand that turns out to be a lovely design and also a knot with interesting and unexpected connections. We will see what that is in the sequel to this video.
According to the Wikipedia article linked below, this particular kolam represents the "nine Devi (Goddesses) of the Vedic system". Please refer to that article for more information about the beautiful South Indian art form of kolam.
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