Avani Avittam simple kolam

Few small kolam designs for Avani Avittam festival.  Decorate with kaavi border. The images above give us some ideas for festival) ) decoration with kolam.  

If my memory serves me right all the 5 designs have been created by me.  All are based on line rangoli designs.  One is a very traditional padi kolam

The first rangoli with lotus patterns can be drawn as a simple without chukki rangoli for Varamahalakshmi Pooja.

Kolam tips and queries - How do you manage to create so many rangoli designs is a common question viewers ask me.  I must confess that I had a head start on many. 

 I have been drawing this art for around five decades. Kolam means a lot to me, I am so passionate and never get tired of it.  

Some may not believe but before shooting a video, I may have practised the design a few times with different combinations of motifs.  

So, there must be a lot of designs stored in what may called as read only memory and random-access memory, if I may be allowed to use the terms. 

As a result, patterns and motifs appear to float before my eyes occasionally. It is not an exaggeration.

Kolam for Avani Avittam

Now, this white kolam is also classy, simple yet unique.  The steps, I have shared elsewhere on Rangolisansdots 

Avani Avittam kolam images

A very traditional padi kolam (rangoli with lines without chukki are called so).  We can also draw it for Dasara kolu.  Parallel straight and curved lines in both examples shown above and below will result in a beautiful rangoli design and unique too.

Avani Avittam padi kolam small and beautiful

This is based on Krishnan Dindu (bolster used by Lord Krishna to rest on) 

Avani Avittam kolam simple 

Line rangoli designs may be challenging for some.  The 3rd pic shows probably the smallest padi kolam we can draw. 

The square base with 4 lines and the standard pairs of diagonals at the centre make up a standard pattern of this variety.  I have added only one more step with sets of 4 inclined lines meeting at the top in all four directions. 

 Other extensions and decorations are according to our convenience. We can add lotus for Varalakshmi Puja or deepam designs for Deepavali or Karthigai festival. 

The fourth image shows another type of padi kolam but it does not have a square base. The lines appear to be continuous and overlapping one another. 

 This is the speciality of this type of kolangal.  This is also the smallest version of this category.  We can have bigger and more complicated ones by connecting five or more such patterns including the one at the centre. It is really satisfying to draw these art marvels. 

The second one has started with a square base but instead of venturing into padi kolam also called geethala muggulu in Telugu, I have added steps like motifs.  The centre is always decorated with a pattern of our choice.