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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.   ...
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Puzzle with dots and lines in kolam pics

Kolam is a simple floor art but some of the designs with dots can be really complicated and challenging. 

 If we get it right after trying a few times we should be happy that we have achieved.  Some designs may require a lot of practice before we can draw them with confidence without getting stuck !

 beautiful Indian tradition in which the intelligence, creative abilities of the individual are brought out through patterns drawn on the floor, daily.

Create the star dot pattern 

7 dots one row then 8,9,10 dots above and below, then 3,2,1 dots above and below the 10 dot row
This will result in a star dot pattern as shown in the image below

Step 1 - Draw the hexagon with lines

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Step 2 - Draw a pair of parallel lines on all six sides as shown in the photo

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Draw a line below the row with 7 dots connecting the smaller inclined lines as shown

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Draw a line above the row with 7 dots for one of the most beautiful chukki rangoli designs 

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Connect the outer lines as shown in the next image below

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Another step in this kolam after more connections are made with inclined lines

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Draw lines outside the row with 9 dots on either side for one of the best and  beautiful chukkala muggulu

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Again slanting lines connect the outer lines in the next three images for this beautiful pulli kolam

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Try this beautiful rangoli for Diwali
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The next six images show triangles being drawn inside, the position of the hand shows how the lines proceed.  I have included the hand in the picture to give a better idea

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Traditional kolam like this one are among the top rangoli designs we will ever make 
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The hand shows a triangle being drawn connecting three sides of the hexagonal pattern

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The next two pics show the second triangle being drawn connecting the remaining three sides
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Best rangoli designs in the world are probably traditional kolam 
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After completion it is really beautiful isn't it , though challenging we will get the satisfaction of  having achieved something once we complete the pattern.

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Hats off to the home maker women of the previous generation who had little formal education but were experts in creating and drawing such patterns.

Square kolam patterns - with lines 
                                                                             
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