Kolam by Sudha Balaji

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...