Kolam by Sudha Balaji

There are some traditional kolam designs that are drawn in the Pooja room particularly on Fridays ( Vellikizhamai in Tamil) These designs are considered to represent Goddess Lakshmi and are usually in the shape of a lotus and hence they are not drawn  at the entrance of homes.  However, the regular kolam drawn at the entrance are for welcoming Goddess Lakshmi  One of the many benefits of drawing this simple art is the positive thoughts and positive vibes that emanate when we draw it. We draw the Feet of God or Goddess imagining that He / She is residing there to bless us.  I have used this them here too The images show the step-by-step procedure to draw this beautiful rangoli. 1) The dot pattern is 4 dots in 16 directions 2) Draw curved lines outside sets of three dots as shown in the pic 3)  After completion of lines in one direction, start drawing the other set of lines. 4)   Connect the 6th line after leaving 5 curved lines.  Continue . ...

I have a video for this kolam on my YouTube Channel.  This video has been the official video of YouTube for quite some time. Aishwarya patra rangoli  ( an important Devara mane rangoli )  or  aishwarya kolam   another popular rangoli with dots. I learnt some designs from my mother-in-law.  This is one of them.  It is considered to be auspicious and drawn on Fridays , during festivals like   Navarathri ,    Varalakshmi Vratha  and   Lakshmi Pooja.  This is an important Veli kizhamai kolam as it is called in Tamil.  Aishwarya kolam, Hase, Kubera kolam and Hridaya kamalam can be called as Mahalakshmi kolam as they are drawn on Fridays in the Puja room.  Friday is considered important for Mahalakshmi in our tradition. This kolam can also be drawn in the mandap where we place Goddess Lakshmi for Varalakshmi Vratham Pooja ( Varamahalakshmi Habba ) or for on the plank ( manai ) where we place Lord Ganesh du...

Hridaya kamala kolam - a dots kolam for Friday for Puja room The rangoli after completion with just white rangoli powder. Usually, it is drawn this way with a kaavi (red) border. Usually drawn in white with kaavi border, I have used colours for the sequence and also have another picture with colours filled to give an idea for those who wish to learn this kolam  ( also called Lakshmi muggu ) how the petals are formed. This is the famous Hridaya kamalam. Lotus is used widely in rangolis and in auspicious rangolis too. This lotus design is a revered rangoli.   This rangoli and hase rangoli are considered to be very auspicious and hence considered to be Godess Laksmi's favourites.  This is meant only for  pooja  rooms and is not recommended for doorways, entrances.  The following images show the first three steps in drawing this lotus rangoli.  The first image shows the first step after the dot pattern.  The second image shows the continuity i...