1) Colourful without chukki flower rangoli design 2) Simple flower kolam without chukki 3) Free hand rangoli small and simple for Sankranti 4) Without chukki small rangoli design image 5) Small circular rangoli sans dots  The first kolam is floral design with with pink and blue flowers decorated with a white and green border.  This floral motif is regularly used in rangolis.    If you observe closely, the design formed is  flowers inside a flower.   A very different free hand kolam.   The second rangoli - I have drawn only 6 flowers around the 8 petal flower at the centre. because drawing eight flowers radially, one for each petal may make the design congested and cramped or may result very small flowers on the periphery.  I am only thinking aloud,  hope you understood. No place for veins of the leaves :) The third rangoli one more design with just petals , using different colours because it is for the muggulu season i.e Dhanrumasa  The fourth rangoli - we draw  and colour as seen in

The  kolam above is  with dots  pattern 19 by 9 dots, then  11 by 1 on either side and  9 to 4 on  either side. The method to draw this through some photos of intermediate steps are given below.  With these images it should be easy to get an idea as to how to draw this  Chukki rangoli big size for Dhanurmasa and Sankranthi - step by step images These two images show how to proceed with the rangoli .  The distance among the dots in the grid decides the size of the kolam.  I usually use a closely packed dot grid .  Consequently I can draw this even if there is very less space available.  When we draw a common rangoli in the street or if there is lot of space near the entrance we can increase the distance among the dots to get a bigger version of the same kolam. This can belong to an awesome rangoli designs with dots collection.  When you draw it you can experience.  I have filled the background also with rangoli powder.  Actually it is a mixture of colour rangoli powder that I preserve w

 The kolam below can be considered to be a floral design with many layers of petals of various shapes.  Again add colourful lines parallel to the white design to get this simple but beautiful rangoli. A white version of this rangoli has been uploaded  in colouring page - rangoli. Comparing both will give us an idea how colours can influence the attractiveness of a rangoli design. A kolam without dots inspired by jewellery ( ear ring or thodu in Tamil  !) Try also for simple Sankranti rangoli The rangoli below  (with blue and brown petals) is another of the many floral designs I have tried in Rangoli-sans-dots The flower at the centre has been surrounded by one more flower.   The edges of the petals of the outer flower and in between them some simple patterns have been drawn.  Then colourful lines are drawn inside the rangoli to get the image as seen below.   In both designs the gaps can be filled with colour rangoli powder.   It will be more suited to the design above.  The floral patt

 How to draw easy chukki rangoli designs for Diwali festival using lamps as theme.  The pictures below show the steps.  Place a dot grid .  It can be a square dot grid or the number  rows and columns can be different Connect the diagonally opposite dots from the top left corner to the bottom right corner with repeated elliptical patterns that intersect as shown  Deepa rangoli with 2 by 2 dots | Rangoli border with chukki Can we draw very small deepa rangoli with dots.  Yes it is possible.  Place 2 by 2 dot grid to the length you want.  Connect the diagonally opposite dots with elliptical patterns as shown in the pics above.  We can draw with white rangoli or with different colours.  Add deepa or diya patterns on the top .  Light lamps on the top to get a very simple rangoli for Diwali                                         The dot grid for the triangular shaped lamp rangoli  is 2 rows of 9, 1 row of 7 dots, 1 row of 5 dots and 1 row of 3 dots.  Folow the same method as in the previous

We all want to display our rangoli skills particularly during festivals like Sankranti and Dipavali.  Of course many of us prefer easy and simple designs.  Here is one of them  First step for the kundala muggulu with dots - 7*7 dots rangoli  Next step for this kundala muggu chukkalu type One of the many ideas for Pongal kundala muggulu  With a 7 by 7 dot grid we can get a Pongal kolam or Sankranti muggulu with dots with a Sankranthi Pot , two sugar cane and the Sun.  All these three symbols represent the harvest festival Pongal.  The sugar cane has been represented in purple , the  kunda is overflowing with sweet Pongal and of  course Sun  whom we worship for this festival all have been shown in a small and compact design.  This festival is also celebrated as Makara Sankranti  Karnataka and Maharastra and other parts of India.  My mother called it the Pedha Pundaga  or big festival in Telugu.

How to draw chukki rangoli designs with colours  I hope you agree tht it is beautiful .  A complete flower with petals sepals and stamen !.  Six such flowers to get an awesome kolam..    For those who are visiting this website for the first time  I get my rangoli colours from a place called Koradi ( there is is famous Goddess Lakshmi temple ) near Nagpur.  One of my elder sisters lives in Nagpur .  She sends all colours by courier.  One consignment lasts for a year even for me because I use a lot for demonstration through videos on social media. One intermediate step showing the sepals of the six flowers being drawn Hibiscus is  one of my most favourite flowers after rose and lotus for creating simple rangoli designs.  This 7 to 4 kolam can be drawn for daily purpose or if you are looking for a small rangoli for festivals like Sankranti or Ugadi you can try it also.  An important rangoli tip - try to draw most or all lines at a single stretch. It will make the design more attractive wh

First a white rangoli design for competition Instead of the easiest ,  I start with a difficult type - the double stroke rangoli in which the 2 lines are drawn simultaneously.  It is not easy to master .  Once we are comfortable with this technique , we will love to draw lots of designs .  It is easy to colour because we have to add only lines the gaps between the parallel lines .  Next white rangoli kolam designs through few pics  The next kolam in the pic above is a 9 to 5 dot design.  Again I have shared only white rangolis so that ideas are shown for Diwali festival decoration.  Colours can be chosen according to availability and our wish .  Bright colours are preferred for Deepavali .  Remember to fill the background also. The next two are free hand rangolis ( white colour muggulu ) from my collection.  Of course ,  I have shared the colourful one  elsewhere on Rangoli sans dots. Now,  this is quite a simple one , the kolam in the pic below.  I think it can be drawn in a jiffy. Th