Karthigai Deepam rangoli kolam designs

A small n simple free hand rangoli for Karthigai Deepam festival decoration.  For a change a kolam  without dots and with colours too.  Of course , deepam or lamp is the theme . What Diwali is for many parts of India ,  Karthigai Deepam is for Tamil Nadu.  It is also a festival of lights.

 Two days or rather evenings are celebrated.  First day is Bharani Deepam and the next day is Karthigai Deepam.  The tradition of lighting lamps throughout the month is also followed in some families.

Small rangoli without chukki (Rangoli sans dots) in a few steps 

Simple deepa rangoli design without dots 

I added this simple rangoli with deepam design.  The dot grid used is six to one dots

Rangoli tip:  Dots can be used for decorating kolams , the smaller they are the more beautiful the kolam is.

The next kolam is a bigger version the previous pattern shown above.  I have used the same design on all four sides with a space at the centre that can be filled with patterns of our choice. 

 Such kolangal are called kulam kolam (meaning pond kolam - because they resemble a temple pond that has water at the centre with steps leading to it on all four sides)

Coming to the picture below, I have used straight lines with sharp edges instead of the curved edges shown in the previous pic to make it easier to draw. 

We can have sharp edges or curved edges.  It is our choice.  I have drawn spirals on the four corners.  We can replace them with lamps when we draw for this festival. 

Filling with colour kola podi is not an option for this type of design.  We can use them for central space and the dots surrounding the spirals .