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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 kolam designs without dots steps

The beauty of traditional kolam is the creativity.  It is amazing and awesome that our mothers and grandmothers could create so many designs (this rangoli was created by me :)).

I remember, we sisters discussing with our mother, discussing the various patterns that could be created.  With a chalk piece we used to create on the floor infinite designs. 

 The most beautiful design was usually decided by consensus.  So many positive attributes are given to kolam by modern day scientists like - it improves hand, eye coordination, exercise to the brain and so on. 

We were blissfully unaware of these benefits of drawing kolam.  We created, drew with religious fervor because it is a tradition.

Coming to this kolam ,  the free hand motifs outside make it more beautiful.  However, while selecting such patterns, we should ensure that they are congruous with the main design.  This comes from experience.

How awesome can a traditional rangoli get! Images show the step-by-step procedure | Beautiful without chukki rangoli

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We can add colours for Dhanurmasam or Sankranti otherwise a simple kaavi filling here and there should enhance the attractiveness.

Draw a square and parallel lines on all four sides.  Remove excess length if any

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Connect the lines with inclined lines.  The next few images show the steps.  It is not complicated, and it follows a rule.  When seen on the image, the bottom right connects to the top left, and the bottom left connects to the top right and so on.

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white rangoli with lines 
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More lines for the white kolam
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 Once the puzzle with lines is complete add designs as shown in the pics

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Draw white muggulu with decorations
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