Kolam by Sudha Balaji

This kolam is a bit tricky, hence I have added more images.  Observe the images carefully, particularly for connecting the lines on four sides of the square.   Add neli lines ( neli literally means wriggle, they are twisted lines usually drawn in pairs particularly for traditional rangoli). Add lamp designs on four sides of the kolam , place deepams . Decorate with kavi . A simple beautiful rangoli using lines Rangoli tip - I use white kola podi and rice flour in the ratio 3:1 i.e. 3 parts kola podi and one part rice flour.   I sieve the kolam powder before mixing both thoroughly. I have given many steps for the first kolam.  I think you may like the 2nd kolam design drawn using 7 dot grids.  The third design is also beautiful and tricky too.  I have not added the steps. Please try and let me know how it went.  Another rangoli kolam tip - after drawing the square rangoli the straight lines of varying length should be parallel to each other ...

The dot pattern is 9 by 5.  Connect the dots with lines as shown in the second picture.  Add diya or deepam patterns.  Add kavi or colours.  Place diyas around the kolam  .  This chukki rangoli 9 by 5 can be used for festivals like V aramahalakshmi Pooja also  Either we can use diya patterns or convert them into lotuses to represent Goddess Lakshmi.  Stars and spirals are very much useful in creating muggulu This was created long back.  I do not make a note of the date on which it was drawn first.  As and when I feel that a particular design can be shared on social media, I do it. Let us do the easy part first.  Draw the star pattern by connecting the dots at shown i.e. by leaving two dots on either side of all six sides of the dot grid and using the third dot. 9 5 rangoli with dots step 1 Draw a hexagon connecting all the outer dots. Then draw lines parallel to the outline of the hexagon as shown.  These steps will ensure th...