This is a
collection of simple rangoli designs for
Aadi masam. It usually falls between July 15 and August 15. Auspicious occasions like housewarming, weddings are deferred to Tamil month of Aavani.
So we have discount sales offered by many shops during this period. However, this month is very special for Devi Karumari Amman.
Sunday and Friday ( Gnayiru and
Velli ) are most auspicious for the Goddess during this month as also Aadi Pooram ( Pooram is Poorva Phalguni Star ) .
It is in the afternoons that I find time to create kolam , listening to old Tamil songs (Ilayaraja, MS Viswanathan) , there are several notebooks full of kolangal.
All do not reach my social media accounts like Blogger, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. Only some of them that I think are good enough are shared. Later I review the notebooks again and share a few more from my collection.
Even when I share common kolams , particularly sikku kolams I try to find the easiest method to draw the designs.
I have shared white and red (lal in Hindi) rangoli designs drawn at the entrance elsewhere because the background is not suitable to add kavi colour. It may not be apparent due to very little contrast.
1) small pulli illatha kolam
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| Small kolam easy |
2) small pulli kolam - The photos of white colour kolam designs may rank among the smallest and simplest that can be provided as a backdrop for the entrance.
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| Small kolam rangoli |
3) simple without chukki rangoli
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| Small square rangoli designs simple |
4) easy kolam with flower designs - The simple white flower kolam below and the rangoli with 3D effect above have been drawn freehand. The method for the balli rangoli above is to draw nine squares connect them with inclined lines and further provide dots and shading.
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| Simple beautiful kolam designs |
5) bird kolam without pulli
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| Small beautiful kolam |
6) Free hand kolam image - In this collection no.5 and no.6 are my favourites, I simply loved the spontaneous small bird rangoli design in the illustration above as also the bina dot wali rangoli in the picture below. Small is beautiful, white is attractive.
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| Simple kolam best rangoli designs |
7) Small rangoli without dots
Traditional kolam are among the most creative art ideas, the art is handed over from generation to generation, the creativity varies from person to person. Whenever, I travel in Tamil Nadu to have darshan at temples, I am wonderstruck at the imagination and creative prowess of kolam artists in the villages, towns and cities. Hats off to them.
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| Simple kolam beautiful |
Just for record, all these simple designs in the pics have been created by me. The first one is small but tricky. Try it on paper with a pen and I think you may agree. What about the birds design it seems to be different and unique doesn't it?
I have not shown any intermediate steps for any of the design to save space. I think for those who have been following for few years it should be easy to draw them without any steps.
In Tamil Nadu certain stars of months are important and celebrated as festivals. Most of them are on full moon days. Aadi Pooram (star is Purva Phalguni), Vaikasi Visakam, Avani Avittam, (Dhanista) Maasi Magam (Makha star). These are some examples.
Some may have a doubt, "Aadi matham kolam podalama (Tamil) " Definitely by all means.
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