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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.   ...

How to clean silver pooja items at home


How to clean silver pooja vessels | pooja utensils Poojai saman cleaning  Tamil

Preparation for Varalakshmi Vratham | Vellikizhamai Pooja

The pictures give the steps to clean the pooja utensils.  

Take dish washing powder and detergent ( I usually have them in separate containers for Puja items alone )
Take coconut fibre , it should be soft
Use hot water for oily lamps
Brush the vessels with the mixture of detergent and dish washing powder
Wash with cold water
Clean with a soft cloth
I find that using this method the silver vessels stay bright for a long time - two to three weeks

This post may also answer the following questions in Kannada and Telugu
Maneyalli beḷḷiya pooja vastugaḷannu svacchagoḷisalu hege
Iṇṭlō veṇḍi pūja vastuvulanu ela subhraṁ cheyali 

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