Karthigai Deepam kolam rangoli

This kolam is a bit tricky, hence I have added more images.  Observe the images carefully, particularly for connecting the lines on four sides of the square.  

Add neli lines ( neli literally means wriggle, they are twisted lines usually drawn in pairs particularly for traditional rangoli).

Add lamp designs on four sides of the kolam , place deepams . Decorate with kavi . A simple beautiful rangoli using lines

Rangoli tip - I use white kola podi and rice flour in the ratio 3:1 i.e. 3 parts kola podi and one part rice flour.  

I sieve the kolam powder before mixing both thoroughly.

One of the most awesome traditional lines rangoli kolam designs

Another step for this kolam with lines and angles 

You can try this for Bhogi geethala muggulu 

We may categorise this under chinna geethala muggulu also 

Green glass bangles with gold bangles , my trade mark :) 

The rangoli shown through the pics above may appear simple but there are some tricks that are necessary to get the best possible shape.  First the square must be as perfect as possible with the sides at right angles to each other.  

Once this is done the lines of decreasing lengths can be drawn on all four sides.  In this also an important parameter is to be taken into account.  The lines on all four sides should be of the same length i.e. the first line drawn parallel to the square should be of the same length as other lines drawn on the remaining three sides.  Similarly for the other lines of decreasing length.

If this is achieved the inclined lines will connect perfectly and will be parallel to one another. If we feel that the straight lines are not of equal length, we should extend a little while drawing the inclined lines. 

In the final image above, you may observe that near perfect geometry has been achieved.  This is possible by following the above tips.