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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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Two lines kolangal Bhogi special muggulu

 This is a special Bhogi rangoli idea - drawing 2 lines of different colours.  Double line rule is the same for both types - with one colour (usually white) or two colours as shown 

Pick the rangoli powder (one colour each on the tip of the index finger and next finger) close with the thumb and push.

 Simultaneously move the arm to draw the lines.  One-line falls between the index and next fingers, the other line falls outside the index finger.

This image (close up) shows how to draw two lines.  Use of thumb is shown. If you like to know more about this rare difficult rangoli technique you may visit 2 lines kolam with 2 colours 

The information in this post may be useful if you are looking for a) Double line rangoli images
b) Simple double line rangoli 

One of the rarest and most beautiful methods of creating traditional kolam with lines, is more beautiful if the lines are discrete

I think I 'invented" this technique.  I haven't seen anyone using it earlier.  I wanted to try with two different colours, the result is awesome

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Amazing rangoli designs with double stroke kolam
                                                     

Rangoli tip - We have to try different colour combinations and find the colours that have the same texture and flow to try this technique. 

 The rangoli powder we purchase may have different degrees of flow due to varying texture.  Hence this test.  Also, the combination chosen should be relevant so that we get matching colours, both hues should be clearly visible.
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How to draw 2 lines in kolam art pic 1

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How to draw 2 lines in rangoli art pic 2

Now for some simple 2-line muggulu   Simple double line rangoli for beginners

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Amazing rangoli with colours
This kolam (above) has intersecting lines drawn with parallel lines.  Adding colours to 2 lines rangoli is quite simple and can be done in double quick time. I have added a border also with 2 stroke line.
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Simple awesome white rangoli

In this image a simple double line muggu drawn around a stencil.  Just to try something different.  There are usually quite a few requests for simple and easy rangoli tricks.  So, I tried this method of using a stencil and drawing a kolam around it. I have drawn a double line rangoli design.  We can try with single line technique to do justice to the term - simple n easy.




It was early days in the blog i.e 2012 when I first started trying this technique of irattai ezhai with two colours.  I shared a couple of videos on YouTube too.  Those were the days viewers were looking for simple methods and designs (probably - based on the analytics) so I paused sharing this type.  Later I shared a few on Facebook and Instagram.  

The hardest rangoli of this type has been shared in this kolam blog or rangoli website.

Please bookmark this rangoli blog and visit the few hundred pages on information of various types of rangoli design, from simple to difficult, for old type or new model rangoli, for innovative ideas, traditional kolam, it is more or less a kolam encyclopaedia (sorry if I sound boastful, that is not my intention, I want to share all the little knowledge I possess).  Please do not take it otherwise. 

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