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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.   ...

Crossandra flower Kanakambaram Poo Tamil

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How to make thick fresh flower garlands  The first picture shows thick garlands of various flowers, kakada (called kattu malli in Tamil) kanambaram and jasmine (called malli in Tamil)  This type of decoration can be used for bridal hair decoration for wedding, baby showers, seemantham or valaikappu The bright, orange-coloured flowers are beautiful.  I purchase either at the local flower vendor or go to the flower market in Koyambedu, Tie flowers on both sides of a string somewhere near the centre Turn after tying Tie two or three flowers with stalks placed on the thread on the left side of the image The thread on the right side goes around the stalks and the other part of the thread The next set of flowers are placed to the right of the previous set of the flowers such that the stalks are on the thread Repeat the procedure, the thread on the right side goes around the thread on the left side tying the stalks of the flowers A...