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Easy rangoli designs - beginners

30+ rangoli kolam simple designs  Though I have drawn all the designs myself personally I am thankful to my family for the inputs, information and help in drafting all the posts so far.  I have used the terms kolam  rangoli quite freely in all the posts. Probably there would have been differences based on classical (!) explanations in the past but today kolams can also be colourful like rangolis both in the free hand and dots type  I find that even the terms rangoli kolam and kolam rangoli are used at  present. The only area where I think kolam are different are in sikku kolam and arisi maavu kolam. Both are beautiful, challenging and can be intricate. Rangoli is muggulu in Telugu and so this post will be useful for those in search of small and simple muggulu for beginners.  This post   may have answers  kutty rangoli /kolam designs The rangoli in the image below is one of the basic designs that can be used for learning.   Form a star w...
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Innovative peacock rangoli step by step

Simple peacock rangoli for Diwali | Easy Sankranti peacock muggulu 

One of the most fascinating creations of nature for colour, pride and grace is the peacock.  No wonder it is the national bird of India.  We all have a fascination to draw the peacock kolam for our festivals.  Peacock is considered to be the vahana of Lord Subramanya ( Karthigeya ) so there is a divine connection also.  So I have added many different types of designs in Rangolisansdots using the peacock,  this is one of the easiest methods.

Place a white dot for reference.  Draw thick white lines using the shades of green and blue we usually associate with the plumage of the bird.  This is shown in the image below.

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Using the finger form designs as shown in the next image for creating mor rangoli designs for Diwali

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Repeat this patterns expanding the plumage part as shown the next photo.  Both the colours mix and blend giving a beautiful effect.

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Place orange dots to complete the eye pattern. Mor rangoli drawing is easy with this method

Using a cotton bud, form the loose and close-knit barbs.

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The neck and other portions are formed free hand for mohor rangoli 

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Fill with blue and green colours. Mor rangoli with colours is nearing completion

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Further decoration is as per our imagination as shown in the next pic.

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Fill the gaps in the feathers with blue and green, sprinkle them gently.  It is preferable to use the fingers and not the sprinklers so that specific areas can be filled.

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A small and easy yet proud and majestic peacock is ready.  May be even kids can try it, an easy peacock rangoli for competition in schools and drawn free hand too.

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Whether it is a peacock rangoli easy and beautiful, Sankranthi nemali muggulu or mayil pongal kolam
this quick and easy method to draw peacock will be useful, I think.

To avoid the feeling of missing out we would definitely like to try our hand at rangoli art for festivals like Diwali.  I belong to the traditional school of kolam.  Still, I occasionally share some tricks and techniques for easy rangoli making. Hence this simple mor rangoli drawing idea for the festival 

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