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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 white rangoli designs for Diwali

 I have shared these rangoli with colours elsewhere in this blog. 

I am sharing them here so that you can colour them for Diwali festival according to your imagination. 

 You may also use them for vasal (entrance) kolam if you are looking for some intricate designs 

Some of you may be aware that I share rangoli videos on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. 

 I share some interesting comments and feedback I get there on my blog.

Recently, I had this comment for one of my videos

"Coming here first time. Amazing ...authentic... alignment .... accolades pouring unto to you our dear artist. Purely divine utterly beautiful. 

 Background music also synced so divinely.... Lovely experience.... I love Rangolisansdots " 

 I have shared some of the adjectives that she used as an alliteration.

 So far as background music is concerned, I use Carnatic music provided by Facebook and Instagram. I try to find the song I think is most suitable for the rangoli design.  

Alignment - I think she refers to symmetry.  For symmetry we should practice without aids to attain near perfection. 

 Yes, near perfection because with this technique we cannot be perfectly perfect.

I understand that a famous sitar maestro once said, " If I do not practice for one day, I know it.  If I do not practice for a week, the accompanists know it.  If I do not practice for a month the audience knows it.  So, I practice daily "

So, practice is the secret for symmetry in kolam.

  Circular rangoli image no. 1                              
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white colour rangoli designs

Small rangoli without dots no.2
             
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white round rangoli design

Using floral petals as the base and creating a kolam with various motifs, patterns is a popular type of without chukki rangoli designs.  We can use 8, 16 or 32 petals.  64 petals are also possible.  However, 32 petal pattern is itself intricate for which we have to apply lots of concentration.  Thin lines are required to ensure the pattern is compact.

Rangoli design no. 3   Complex may not be the correct definition for the pic shown below.  Drawing small patterns with rangoli powder comes with practice. 

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white rangoli simple and beautiful

Beautiful rangoli no. 4

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white attractive rangoli kolam

The pic below shows an intermediate step.  Like many free hand rangoli even this can be used as a small rangoli. The design after completion is shown above.  White rangoli designs can also be used as colouring activity for kids.  
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white attractive rangoli step 1 image

This post is a collection of free hand rangoli designs.  Please observe that while drawing I do not use a piece of chalk to draw the pattern first.  We should endeavour to achieve the symmetry in the designs without the use of tools.  I have also shared tons of dot rangoli designs.  Please read some of the posts that are dedicated to dot wala rangolis.  There are some common dot rangolis that are in vogue for generations.  I feel very happy when some viewers/readers tell me that those designs bring them nostalgic memories of them trying those patterns in their childhood or observing their mothers, grandmothers drawing them at the entrance.  One lady commented, "I learnt this decades ago but completely forgot, thanks for posting it, I will copy it"

I would like to add to this only white rangoli design and white, blue rangoli.  Here is the picture below. It is a small and simple white freehand kolam.

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White colour rangoli designs for Diwali

Coming back to the topic of background music, the songs in the library are usually 3 to 10 minutes long.  I try to find the best part of the song, something akin to signature tune (it may not be the perfect analogy) for the artiste or for the song. 

Else I listen to the whole song, and I mark those parts that are soul-stirring and set one of the pieces as the background music.  I find that some puritans of music art have noticed it.  

 Since Instagram is mainly for youngsters, I would like to showcase our traditional music art in 30 seconds and hence I try to select the best part.

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