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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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Rangoli on water surface step by step

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 Navarathri , Diwali decorations at home  The rangoli below uses a technique through which we draw double lines with different colours. Rangoli making on water is uncommon technique.   I have made difficult by drawing 2 lines kolam with two colours.   One of the best rangoli designs if you are looking for difficult methods.  I have explained how to pick rangoli powder for this technique, in case you want to learn.  If left undisturbed the rangoli stays for a week.  We can use to decorate our homes for Navarathri golu, as a Diwali special rangoli , light lamps around it.  Pour water on a clean plate.  Choose the plate size according to the size of the rangoli you need to make. Use a sieve and add rice flour .  Rice flour ensures that the rangoli stays above water.and it also gives an opaque background so that the design in visible. The sieve helps us to remove solid particles ( which otherwise we may have to ...
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Easy rangoli hacks for Diwali festival

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I usually share traditional rangoli on social media. There were several requests for rangoli tips for beginners including easiest methods of drawing for festivals like Dhanteras, Bhaj Dooj, Lakshmi Pooja and of course Dipavali.  I started sharing designs with tools available at home bangles, old CDs, spoons.  etc.  The advantage is we get the simplest rangoli in the shortest possible time.  They are also perfectly symmetrical.  Later many on social media started trying their own versions.   After trying these simple rangoli hacks, please also read the post on a  complicated rangoli technique  that is rare  Quick Diwali rangoli banane wala hacks  How to make easy rangoli for Diwali - next step  Rangoli tricks for Diwali - next image  Two rangoli designs above and below showing the step-by-step procedure to create these simple rangoli design that can be made use of for Diwali festival decoration at home. Idea for a...
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