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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...

Simple Republic Day rangoli

A  step by step illustration of a simple and small rangoli that can be used as a Republic Day special .  It is based on Warli art.  The theme is all Indians ( people have been shown in different colours ) are united in holding the tricolour.

First picture for an easy Republic Day rangoli

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Next pic for this simple rangoli design for Republic Day

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Hence the use of the colours saffron, white , green and blue.  This may be useful as an easy rangoli for children in school.  

The completed image of  small Republic day rangoli kolam with colours 

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The next rangoli uses a special technique.  After all we have have to try something unique for special occasions.  The two pics below show how to pick two  colours and draw two lines of different colours .  It is not easy but attractive 
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Tips for drawing this Republic Day special rangoli with a unique teechnique
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The rangoli below has been drawn using this technique.  First saffron and green lines have been drawn simultaneously.

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Then the white line has been drawn with kola podi between the two colours 
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Add spirals and other patterns for decorating the rangoli design. Even for the short lines and dots I have used orange, green and white . Quite a small yet awesome rangoli because of the difficult technique adopted.
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Many types of rangoli are possible for the auspicious celebration of our Republic Day. 

 Using the colours in the tricolour symbolically represent  and remind us of the two important days in the history of our country. - Republic Day and Independence Day.  

Please note drawing two parallel lines that are visible separately comes with practice.  Drawing two parallel lines of different colours demands more practice . 

 We should ensure that the colours do not mix when the rangoli powder flows between the fingers.  Anyway it is worth it.  

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