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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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Lemon garland for Durga Aadi masam Pooja

Aadi masam Amman Pooja

According to tradition we worship at least two Gods one is called the Kula Deivam  and the other is called Ishta Deivam.   For our family ishta Deivam is Thiruverkadu Karumariamman.  My mother in law went to the temple on many Sundays . 

She made it a point to take the first Paal Kudam of the first Aadi Sunday.  

Making an elumichai malai for Amman is very easy.  It is offered on Tuesdays and particularly during the month of Aadi which is very auspicious for performing Puja to Amman.

Wash the lemons well and clean them with dry cloth
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Take a big needle , this makes it easy to pierce the lemon
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Tie a knot at the other end

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Pierce as shown but not through the stalk side as it may result is juice coming out

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Usually 18,27 , 54,108 lemons are used to make a garland.  However I enquired in the Amman temple , they told be that there is no such rule we can make any size depending upon the height of the idol of the deity
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Tie the ends of the thread to complete the garland and cut off
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The garland is ready
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