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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...

Sudha Balaji simple kolam images 2023

 A collection of 7 simple rangoli designs for seven days of the week that can be drawn at the entrance. 

 Simple kolams that I create in the afternoon listening to old Tamil songs  

(Mornings are reserved for devotional songs including Venkatesa Suprabhatham, 

Vishnu Sahasranamam , Abhirami Thirupadhigam , songs on Sai Baba , Raghavendra Swami, Maha periyava , 

Murugan - takes 3 to 4 hours and evenings for Kanda Sasti Kavacham 🙏🙏 ) reach the blog or as videos on social media. 

 Many designs are still there in the several notebooks I have only some are shared 

One of my followers sent her feedback through email 
"Hello Mam...
This one is inspired by your latest post on YouTube and FB...
My mom who is 82 years old is a big fan of yours... she watches all your posts... selects and gives me the execution to take it to the vasal...
If anything can be done in pooja room she will do herself. 
 I tried posting this thank you message with photo in fb or YouTube, but I could not. 
Just reaching out to say Thank you!! You are an inspiration to millions!!
Thank you."

What motivates me to create and share lots of simple rangoli.  It is such feedback through mail or in the comments section which keeps me motivated 🙏🙏.

Simple without chukki rangoli with lines 

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Small traditional pulli illatha kolam
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Simple beautiful rangoli - white kolam
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double line special technique rangoli design
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Small rangoli without chukki
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One of the simplest Friday muggulu
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Very simple rangoli
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 Decorations around the spirals as shown in the first, third, fourth and sixth images can be made with tiny petals or dots. 

 Drawing tiny petals requires a lot of control.  We have to ensure that very little powder flows from the fingers in a metered fashion (metered but done manually by ourselves) so that we can get petals of even size and even thickness.  

Achieving this in the small space available above the spirals demands control that comes from confidence and confidence comes from experience. So the mantra is practice, practise. 

Till we become confident to draw these petite patterns on the spirals we can place small or big dots on the top radially.  The smaller dots can be left without further decoration, the bigger dots when placed can be pressed flat. 

The seventh image shows a floral petal at the centre which also has the same level of difficulty as the petals on the spirals.  The petal like motifs drawn on the top and bottom are relatively easier.  However, we have to draw them radially of different sizes to get a better appearance.  

If you observe the rangoli designs drawn with straight lines (in this post) the lines should be as straight as possible, as thin as possible and parallel to one another.  All these are drawn without the use of any aids like ruler or scale. 

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