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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...

Without chukki rangoli for Dasara 5 pics

 The rangoli image below shows how we can use spirals to create small and easy designs.   The image below shows how we can use different motifs to get beautiful rangolis for Navaratri.

  I am sharing five of them.  All are unique in their own way.  

This is yet another set of chukki less rangoli designs that qualify for all the adjectives like, small, simple and easy.  

If you observe all the five examples given here in the form of pictures you will get ideas for starting the central pattern of a non chukki rangoli.  

You will also get information on what motifs to add above or around the central design so that you can make and note and try to create designs on your own with these templates and with your imagination. 

 You may also bookmark this post if you would like to try the same simple without chukki rangoli designs either for daily purpose or for Dusshera festival as the title suggests.

 1) Dasara rangoli designs simple

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Very small without chukki rangoli with colours

2) Dasara rangoli designs simple with colours 

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Beautiful kolam art drawing 

The next rangoli in the pic below demonstrates how by using one colour, pink we can get awesome rangoli for our festival decoration of Navratri golu or kolu as we call it. 

3) Navaratri rangoli beautiful pink design

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White and pink colour rangoli design with flowers

The use of paisley like patterns is a common method of drawing kolam .  Sometimes we may run short of time of imagination.  Then we can start or create with common designs like, paisleys, flowers, leaves etc.  After all nature offers us all the patterns and designs and we do not have to worry about copyright issues :)

4) Simple without chukki rangoli for festival

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Simple rangoli without dots small and easy

Now this is really beautiful due to its simplicity, I would say.  Since this is a blog, I take the liberty of thinking aloud.  Observe how the use of short lines and dots enhances the beauty of an otherwise simple rangoli. 

 Paisley is also called mango motif in kolam.  My daughter says that the four small patters look like sting rays.   This proves that our imagination we draw from Mother Nature.  In art, we can only imitate Nature, but we cannot beat her.  

As the popular saying goes - if you cannot beat them, join them.  This is 100 percent true in case of Nature. 

5) Best Dasara rangoli 
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Simple and beautiful rangoli without dots 

Dasara rangoli season lasts for nine days up to Maha Navami There is tradition of displaying dolls for these nine days.  If you are looking for some simple without chukki rangoli designs.

When I started sharing rangoli images in 2012 I did not expect such a huge welcome for this traditional art.  It is the encouragement through emails and comments that has motivated me to share regularly even after 10years. 

A popular question on my Channel is "can we draw wet arisi mavu kolam daily".  Why not, we can draw them daily too.  It depends on the customs followed in our families.  I draw them for some festivals.

If you read many of the blog posts you would observe that initially, I shared information only about the kolam images are about the art.  Later, I started sharing information about festivals and my visit to temples and little personal information too.  Maybe as we evolve, we get better with what we do. 

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