Dhanurmasa gantina rangoli designs

The first rangoli appears to be simple . Appearances can be deceptive. The step shown in the second image can be a bit tricky for some of us. Many sikku kolam are.

9 by 9 chukki rangoli 

                  These designs are ubiquitous during Dhanrumasa in southern part of our country

                  Draw the white rangoli or add colourful borders around if you have space. 

  

            11 to 1 chukki rangoli step by step 

         An image showing an intermediate step 

            These types of rangoli designs are not only awesome , they also  can challenge us 

If you are looking for 9 pulli sikku kolam , 11-1 sikku kolam you may find the step-by-step images useful.  Dhanurmasa or Margazhi month between December 15 and January 15 every year is famous of bhajans and rangoli.  

We find beautiful rangoli designs adorning many homes in South India.  I have shared two medium- sized kolam designs to be added to our repertoire.  For this type or for that matter any traditional kolam fast and confident hand movement is essential to ensure that we do not get stuck anywhere and also to get neat lines.  It may help if we practice on paper a few times before drawing on floor.  Think of it as our biology diagrams or derivations in Physics, Mathematics that we practice several times before the actual exam.  The only difference is exams can give us stress whereas kolam is stressbuster. 

One of the common types of feedback on my video channels from people with knowledge of Mathematics is that "there appears to be rules and geometry in this art, what is it". My frank reply is that "I can only draw this art, mathematics involved is beyond my comprehension. I leave it to the experts in the field to decode."