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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.   ...

Double line rangoli kolam designs steps

  Rangoli making / Rangoli drawing - double stroke kolam

The first image shows the first step of the rangoli.  I have used only parallel lines drawn simultaneously in this design. Draw four pairs of intersecting lines. 

 From the ends of each line connect the adjacent line to get the pattern seen above.

A very basic design that can by itself used as a simple rangoli for our homes.  The next design has evolved from the previous one. 

 Draw a parallel line border matching the contours of the first design.  Connect the border and the floral design with as many straight lines as possible

The third step of the rangoli is shown below.  Decorate the periphery of the rangoli with floral motifs that are formed using spiral and circular patterns.  

Also fill the petals at the centre with simple oval designs.  This is a plain rangoli by itself and can be drawn at entrances. 

The rangoli can be filled with colours.  Adding colours will make any rangoli very attractive.  Actually rangoli means rows of colours.  

Hence colours and rangoli always go together. This rangoli in colours has been posted in a subsequent post              
                    
Rangoli above  has evolved from the second one  which has evolved from the first image above.  All three are unique by themselves 

 and  can  be drawn depending  upon the  occasion,  availability of time and space. 

Thus from a single basic version, many  with intricate patterns  can evolve. I have constraints in space at present which will be reflected in  many designs.

 The rangoli after addition of a few colours and the effect of colours on a plain white rangoli is clearly visible. 

 Add lines of different colours  between the double line border and the floral design and fill the patterns with colours 

of your choice to get this simple design of rangoli

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Two line kolam step by step pics 
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white rangoli with black background above

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Double line rangoli designs are easy to colour , we have to only fill in the gaps with colourful lines , this rangoli tip is only a repetition of what I have stated elsewhere on this website.  Obviously,  I add it in this post for who are visiting this blog for the first time. 

We draw big , beautiful kolam for Margazhi ( Dhanuramatham ) .  My mother used to practise the  kolam to be drawn , next day , at dawn .  She had a note book for this purpose.  Obviously she practised at night after completing all the household work.  What was surprising was that , invariably , the lady who sold curd at night passed by our house  when she sat down to try the kolam.

That was also the time when we sisters would sit near our mother and learn new and beautiful traditional rangoli designs 

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