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Easy rangoli designs - beginners

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 with two inverted triangles.   ...
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How to make toran with mango leaves

 Step by step images showing how to make an easy toran using mango leaves for decorating homes for Diwali, Navratri .Choose fresh mango leaves ( maavilai in Tamil ) so that they are all of the same length

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Take a thread of sufficient length so that it covers the entire doorway.  Extra thread is required to tie the toran on both sides of the doorway.  

We can use the petiole ( the thin projection at the top edge of the leaf through which the leaf is supported by the tree ) to hang the mango leaf from the thread by part of the leaf with petiole to the other side of the thread and inserting it into the leaf. 

 This is the traditional method of  making a simple thoranam.  Some use staples too.  If you use staples carefully dispose the toran after use by removing the staples so that cattle do not eat and injure themselves
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Picture above shows a completed toran.  Some dip the thread in turmeric paste to display an auspicious occasion. 

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