KolamNetV2: efficient attention-based deep learning network for tamil heritage art-kolam classification

Abstract

In India, kolam, commonly referred to as rangoli, is a traditional style of art. It involves using rice flour, chalk, or coloured powders to create elaborate patterns and motifs on the ground. Kolam is a common daily ritual in many regions of India, especially in South India, where it is seen as a significant cultural tradition and a means to greet visitors. Unfortunately, as a result of people’s hectic lives nowadays, the habit of drawing kolam on a regular basis is dwindling. The art of making kolam patterns is in danger of disappearing as so many individuals no longer have the time or space to do it on a regular basis. Therefore, it is imperative that ancient art be conserved and digitally documented in order to enlighten our next generation about kolam and its classifications. Deep learning has become a powerful technique because of its ability to learn from raw image data without the aid of a feature engineering process. In this article, we attempted to understand the types of Kolam images using the proposed deep architecture called KolamNetV2. KolamNetV2 comprises EfficientNet and attention layers, ensuring high accuracy with minimal training data and parameters. We evaluated KolamNetV2 to reveal its ability to learn the various types in our challenging Kolam dataset. The experimental findings show that the proposed network achieves fine enhancement in performance metrics viz, precision-0.7954, recall-0.7846, F1score-0.7854 and accuracy-81%. We compared our results with state-of-the-art deep learning methodologies, proving the astounding capability. Graphical Abstract