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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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Vellikizhamai Pooja arai kolam

There are some traditional kolam designs that are drawn in the Pooja room particularly on Fridays ( Vellikizhamai in Tamil)

These designs are considered to represent Goddess Lakshmi and are usually in the shape of a lotus and hence they are not drawn 

at the entrance of homes.  However, the regular kolam drawn at the entrance are for welcoming Goddess Lakshmi 

One of the many benefits of drawing this simple art is the positive thoughts and positive vibes that emanate when we draw it.

We draw the Feet of God or Goddess imagining that He / She is residing there to bless us.  I have used this them here too

The images show the step-by-step procedure to draw this beautiful rangoli. 1) The dot pattern is 4 dots in 16 directions

2) Draw curved lines outside sets of three dots as shown in the pic 3) After completion of lines in one direction, start drawing the other set of lines.

4)   Connect the 6th line after leaving 5 curved lines.  Continue .  Draw Lakshmi Padham for Friday Poojai decoration 

As we usually do decorate with kaavi border around the periphery and at the centre to give an auspicious look 

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Draw Lakshmi Padham for Friday Poojai decoration 

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