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Easy rangoli designs - beginners

30+ rangoli kolam simple designs  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 w...
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Simple kolam for Margazhi month

A collection of very simple kolam that we can try for Margali masam (thingal).  These small kolangal can be drawn as kolams without dots.   Add colour to get awesome designs.
While medium size and big rangoli designs are popular during this month.  Occasionally i.e. at least a few times in 30 days we may need small rangoli too.
The first three rangoli designs can be tried as pulli illatha kolam .  I have shared only the white kolam.  Please add colours.  It is practically difficult to share all kolam with colours.  I will exhaust my stock quickly and will have to trouble my sister to send it from Nagpur :)

1) White rangoli without dots small - The photo of a white rangoli below shows an example of a 7 to 1 dot pattern.

After the decoration at the four corners the result is an almost square design.  The lines have been drawn among the dots, so it appears as if the dots have been placed after the lines are drawn.

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Margazhi kolam simple in white 

2) Without chukki small white rangoli

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Simple white rangoli for Dhanurmasam

3) One small and simpler kolam

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Margazhi kolam simple and small

4) Birds kolam small and simple - white peacocks, may be 

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Margazhi apartment kolam

Sikku kolam of various sizes are hugely popular during Dhanurmasam aka Margazhi.  Here I share a beautiful chikku kolam through few pics
The dot pattern is 9 dots 2 rows then 7,5,3,1 
                                              
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Margazhi kambi kolam step by step

A tricky kolam , I have tried to make it simple through easy steps.  Practice well before trying with kolamaavu since it looks more beautiful if the patterns using straight and curved lines look beautiful if there are no interruptions that may result in joints.  The result will be very attractive.  These old style kolam are the original innovative rangoli designs.
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Margazhi neli kolam step 2


Lines move like the waves of the sea - said a viewer on Facebook 

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Margazhi sikku kolam with dots

Some of my followers who are traditional insist of use of rice flour only for drawing rangoli.  Kolam in Tamil Nadu was drawn only with rice flour.  It is difficult for those who try this art for the first time to get perfect lines with arisi maavu (rice flour). Due to the nature of the flour, it does not flow well, and control is difficult.  The result may be discouraging for beginners. 

We remember reading somewhere - it is like the pole used by an athlete.  He/she needs the pole to rise to that height and after reaching the top he/she has to let go the pole to go to the other side.  Similarly, rangoli powder is like the pole for a beginner.  Experts can try with dry rice flour.  

One these designs may be of interest if you came here looking for Margazhi kolam simple easy or Margazhi simple rangoli kolam.  Hope you one of them (though I would be happy if you like them all :)

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