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Easy rangoli designs - beginners

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 with two inverted triangles.   ...

Rangoli with dots 7 pulli kolam

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This collection of rangoli designs / muggulu designs also for n ice and easy Diwali rangoli designs   with 7 dots are suitable if you are looking for simple patterns or designs for learning, for festivals and occasions.  The pulli (vecha ) kolam details are shown through intermediate steps for learning and reference. 7 pulli simple kambi kolam - If the rangoli colours quality is good we can draw using them also instead of white kolamaavu as is evident from the design below 7 pulli 7 varisai kolam  A very easy kolam shown below.  The patterns at the corners are one of my favourites, beautiful aren't they. Simple 7 dots rangoli kolam through 2 images Why does one need to know or practice many rangolis. Why do we need to combine the many motifs, designs in various combinations to arrive at new designs.  Why would one need free hand designs and rangoli with dots.  All these questions are answered when we know the philosophy behind the art of r...