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Corner rangoli designs for Diwali kolam

Corner rangoli designs | side rangoli designs | side border As the name suggests, they are drawn on the corner of a bigger rangoli pattern or at the corner of a room They are actually rangoli borders It is natural to use flowers like lotus are used for freehand rangoli designs with our own decorations added to them. I have to use more lotuses and other flowers, birds and animals for my freehand rangoli. I have shared 5 ideas in white kolam (after all I belong to the traditional school of kolam ) . These ideas can be used in colour. The name of the website is Rangoli sans dots . So drawing free hand rangoli designs is my bread and butter. I just love to create them. "Kolam and music combination is phenomenal... I am looking forward for more of these videos with a perfect blend of rangoli and music " This is feedback from one of my social media accounts. Actually, classical Indian music blends well with kolam , I think. ...

Rangoli tricks for Diwali - small dots

Rangoli tips tricks and techniques Placing dots is a very important aspect of drawing beautiful rangoli designs. They should appear like dots ( discussion is on traditional kolam ) and not like small thick lines. First take minimum quantity of white rangoli powder. It is available with many vendors. In Tamil Nadu it sold by street vendors More the quantity, bigger the dots. Also releasing the powder with thumb should be controlled to get small and beautiful dots or bindu. For getting beautiful small, round dots, the texture of the powder should be right, and minimum quantity should be taken. Optimum texture can be obtained by mixing thoroughly 3 parts of white rangoli ( sieved ) with 1 part of rice flour. Kolam as it is called in Tamil Nadu, means beauty, actually beauty in symmetry. Beauty is achieved by various methods. Placing small dots is one of them. As they say small is beautiful. Only...

Easy rangoli hacks for Diwali festival

I usually share traditional rangoli on social media. There were several requests for rangoli tips for beginners including easiest methods of drawing for festivals like Dhanteras, Bhaj Dooj, Lakshmi Pooja and of course Dipavali. I started sharing designs with tools available at home bangles, old CDs, spoons. etc. The advantage is we get the simplest rangoli in the shortest possible time. They are also perfectly symmetrical. Later many on social media started trying their own versions. After trying these simple rangoli hacks, please also read the post on a complicated rangoli technique that is rare Quick Diwali rangoli banane wala hacks How to make easy rangoli for Diwali - next step Rangoli tricks for Diwali - next image Two rangoli designs above and below showing the step-by-step procedure to create these simple rangoli design that can be made use of for Diwali festival decoration at home. Idea for a...

Best color rangoli powder for Diwali

This is a picture of rangoli colours packed by my sister in Nagpur . There have been many queries as to where I get the colour rangoli powder for my colourful rangoli designs I make for Diwali and New Year. So I wanted to share this , when I shared in on my Facebook Page - Rangolisansdots many viewers wanted to know the price and wanted for them also. I was overwhelmed . Actually my sister purchases these colours from a place called Koradi outside Nagpur , it is 16 km from the city , I understand. When she goes to the Mahalakshmi temple , she purchases rangoli colours for our relatives. She brings them home and dries the colours in shade. Then packs them in small packets and distributes among our relatives. Some she keeps for herself also. As I have written earlier she is my guru for kolam . Of course for all of us, our mother is the first guru. She usually sends it by courier or brings along with her when she c...

Diwali muggulu Rangoli kolam with lines

Diwali muggulu with lines | Dhaurmasam geethala muggulu | Sankranti geethala muggulu Traditional rangoli with lines are drawn for festivals and functions in many parts of India. They are particularly popular during Dhaurmasam or Margazhi up to Sankranti ( Pongal ) We may use for Diwali also for change instead of the usual colourful rangoli . These may be considered as innovative rangoli for Diwali. Draw with a kaavi border to denote that it is for an auspicious occasion. The rangoli with lines is small but it may not be as simple as the final image suggests. First some small muggu that can be drawn easily without step by step images. These are a deviation from the traditional muggulu with lines and are cute and trendy The above four designs if you notice make use of trendy patterns on a basic square. I have used two lines only, usually we draw designs with 4 lines. In our family we make use of 2,4 and 5 too. ...

CD rangoli designs for Navratri Diwali craft

CD rangoli | Diwali decoration idea | eco friendly material This is a very simple and easy CD craft that can be used for Diwali rangoli unique ideas for decoration using diyas for our homes. Take some waste CDs to recycle them. Clean the CDs and with a clean cloth. With cotton buds dipped in honey draw rangoli designs on the CDs , sprinkle semolina. The semolina sticks to the honey and rangoli is formed. Next apply honey inside the patterns and stick kundan stones. For the remaining 4 CDs draw some simple patterns with honey and cotton bud, sprinkle rava or semolina and tap gently to remove excess semolina. The CD rangoli for Diwali diya decoration is ready. Try this innovative rangoli design for Diwali Unique rangoli for Dhanteras or Dasara Draw pattern with cotton bud dipped in honey ...