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[[File:Kuberakolam.jpg|thumb|Image of Kuberakolam]]
'''Kuberakolam''' (also written as Kubera kolam) is a certain [[magic square]] of order three constructed using [[rice flour]] and drawn on the floors of several houses in [[South India]]. In [[Hindu mythology]], [[Kubera]] is the [[god]] of riches and wealth, and it is believed that if one worships the Kubera kolam as ordained in the [[scripture]]s, he/she will be rewarded with wealth and prosperity.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ramesh N|title=Chant "Lord Kuber" Mantra for uniform cash flow|url=http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-blogs/seekers/faith-and-rituals/chant-lord-kuber-mantra-for-uniform-cash-flow|accessdate=12 October 2013}}</ref>
A [[kolam]] is a drawing composed of [[Straight line|lines]] and [[Loop (topology)|loop]]s, drawn around a [[grid pattern]] of dots. In many places in South India, this form of painting is drawn using [[rice powder]] /chalk/chalk powder and colored powders.
==The construction of Kubera kolam==
The Kubera kolam magic square is formed by the numbers 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 in the arrangement depicted below:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|   27   ||   20   ||   25  
|-
|   22   ||   24   ||   26  
|-
|   23   ||   28   ||   21  
|}

In this magic square, the numbers in each row, and in each column, and the numbers in the forward and backward main diagonals, all add up to the same number, namely, 72.
To construct the Kubera kolam, the lines are drawn first. The numbers are then written in the following order: 24, 28, 23, 22, 27, 20, 25, 26, 21 in that order. A coin and a flower are usually placed in each cell.

==In literature==
[[The Lost Symbol]], a 2009 novel written by American writer [[Dan Brown]], contains a brief reference to Kubera kolam.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dan Brown|title=The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon Book 3)|year=2009|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781409091486|page=263|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s8l5ApOH2CwC&q=kubera+kolam+magic+square}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Alex Carmine|title=Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol: The Ultimate Unauthorized and Independent Reading Guide|year=2009|publisher=Punked Books|page=87}}</ref>

==In science==
Attempts have been made to use the Kubera Kolam to introduce randomization in image steganography.{{Citation needed|date=December 2019|reason=removed citation to predatory publisher content}}

==References==
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