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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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Top 5 rangoli designs for Diwali

 I have shared the rangoli design in the descending order i.e. 1,2,3,4, 5 of the top designs in my opinion.  Please comment what in your opinion is the best in this collection.  The first rangoli uses a flower pattern. Browse the gallery.

 Best rangoli for competition no. 1 

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I have used just two colours to shade.  Please note that I draw free hand designs without any aids.  I do not draw the pattern first with a piece of chalk.  If we practice regularly, we can get better at symmetry.  

Best rangoli for kolam competitions no. 2

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I just love the orange colour used in the periphery.  Actually, this is what makes the rangoli stand out in what is otherwise a simple pattern.

Best and easy rangoli no 3 
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A very popular rangoli on social media particularly YouTube few years ago.  Making use of the square base at the centre is an easy way to create a rangoli for festival.  I have not used any colours.  What we have to observe is the absence of any joints in the curved lines.  If we draw without joints the beauty of a rangoli is enhanced manifold.

Best simple rangoli designs for Diwali no. 4 

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There should be at least one rangoli with diya or lamp patterns since Diwali is after all a festival of lights.  It is probably one of the easiest and simplest diyas rangoli with dots.  Hope you will try it.

Best small rangoli no. 5                           
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The image above may be useful for beginners who are trying traditional method of drawing for the festival.  It is a small and cute design.   Mast rangoli is a common comment on my videos on Facebook.   

I received a message on Instagram from a gentleman, and he said that he is following me from his childhood. So, he should be in his twenties.

 I am really happy that young men are following my social media handles on rangoli.  I think they form 15 percent of my followers which is really great, and I am grateful to them. 

This collection of 5 kolam for Diwali rangoli designs simple yet beautiful.  The first one is a classic for the festival the highlight being the colour combination. 

The second one can be stopped at an intermediate step without adding the petals between the two orange shaded areas. The third one shows how intricate patterns can beautify kolam rangoli designs easy that are already awesome in my opinion.

The fourth image is with diyas and the fifth simple kolam for Deepavali can also be converted into a lamp design.           

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