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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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15-8 dots muggulu duck muggulu designs

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There are many methods of drawing a rangoli with dots.  Free hand designs flow from our imagination and hence it is better to follow it to  create one.  Dot muggulu on the other hand can be drawn in several methods.  It is like solving a math problem.   There may be many methods but we must try to find the easiest method.   I try to share an easy method from my experience in drawing these designs for decades.  One more popular muggu drawn for festivals like Sankranti or New Year.   For such occasions we can fill the muggu with beautiful colours.    Even when I try new muggulu design with dots intuitively I try to proceed with the easiest method.  The results are evident from the comments I get on YouTube and Facebook.   Don't to become tired, where from do you get so much energy my viewers ask.  Actually, it is the feedback, doubts from the viewers of my videos that drives me and gives me energy t...
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Diwali muggulu Rangoli kolam with lines

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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. ...
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