Kolam by Sudha Balaji

Big kolam with dots for competitions, festivals, functions  This rangoli or muggulu are suitable for New Year , Sankranti muggulu or Pongal kolam with dots when we draw big and beautiful designs 17 dots kolam designs - birds rangoli designs for competitions Kolam designs with big dot grid are commonly used during Margazhi  season.  One such common kolam  , my kolam is slightly modified when compared with the original version.   The theme is using a pair of birds on all four sides with the remaining dots being used up with some simple patterns like flowers, leaves. I have retained the original birds but have modified the other patterns.  We can also have nestlings too in this kolam.  The dot grid is 17 to 1. 17 dots kolam designs - birds rangoli designs for competitions step by step with a few images, it is simple with repetitive patterns  on all four sides and as usual the remaining dots  If you are looking for 17 dots rangoli kolam , 17...

 The kolam below can be considered to be a floral design with many layers of petals of various shapes.  Again, add colourful lines parallel to the white design to get this simple but beautiful rangoli.   A white version of this rangoli has been uploaded elsewhere.  Comparing both will give us an idea how colours can influence the attractiveness of a rangoli design.  No intermediate steps for this simple rangoli in the pictures below for reference the image in colour is itself self explanatory.   A kolam without dots inspired by jewellery (ear ring or thodu in Tamil !) Try also for simple Sankranti rangoli The rangoli below (with blue and brown petals) is another of the many floral designs I have tried in  Rangoli-sans-dots   The flower at the centre has been surrounded by one more flower.    The edges of the petals of the outer flower and in between them some simple patterns have been drawn.   Then colourful lines ...

Drishyam or visuals are the best ways of remembering things.  I observed by mother and elder sisters draw rangoli designs daily and of course for Margazhi , Pongal festivals. For 30 days they made huge rangoli designs both free hand and with colours.  My task was to pick up the boxes with colours and give it to them , occasionally I was given the responsibility of filling colours in one element ! I learnt observing them and then practising lines and patterns on my own on a cement floor.  I have come a long way since then. I have shared the step by step images for just one rangoli in this blog post.  A common pulli kolam drawn in our family for decades particular for Sankranti festival Simple flower patterns and butterflies are matching designs in any rangoli.   It is very easy to represent butterflies and flowers in muggulu .  That is the beauty of this art.  All of us can become artists. This 15 chukki rangoli can also be drawn for Dasara for gol...

Happy New Year kolam , Welcome New Year rangoli designs are ubiquitous on New Year eve.   Many homes are adorned with colourful kolangal with one of these messages on the kolam itself.   Some may prefer to draw a big pulli kolam and write the message on the top or bottom of the kolam.   I have shared some ideas for them.   I invariably draw a rangoli sans dots ( not surprising !) and write the message outside the rangoli.  This is a different type of kolam that we can try to make others look in awe.  The dot pattern is 7 dots at the centre, 8,9,10,3,2,1 on either side.   "My mom used to make similar rangolis early in the morning at 5.30 before starting her daily work and then heading to the office.  Every time I see your rangolis on that black stone, it brings back those memories.  I could just keep watching them forever " Social media as some say is a double edged sword.  I am happy that I contribute in a positi...

Karthika Deepam muggulu | Deepam muggulu for Diwali Star muggu with deepam designs Draw the star design with two triangles then add triangles as shown Two more triangles inside as shown in the next two images Add deepam jyothi and colour them with yellow and orange and our festival muggu is ready. Sankranthi muggulu with lines and Deepam This design I created as a Sankranti or Karthika month special.  It is almost a geethala muggu. We can add minimum colours to create an awesome design Deepam muggu with lines rangoli can be used as a theme for Sukravaram muggulu Like most rangoli in this website this muggu was created by me.  I do not remember when . Some ideas I share immediately, others I have in my note books ( they are many ) to share later  Sometimes I wait for appropriate festivals like Diwali , Sankranthi to share the muggulu ideas Easy Deepam muggulu for Diwali with 8 by 8 dots  With the lines connecting the dots on all four sides as ...

Simple muggulu without dots for Sankranti First start with a square as in padi kolam  ,The completed kolam with colours  Draw floral designs on the four sides and at the four corners. Decorate the floral designs with borders as shown  White muggu is shown in the image.  It is beautiful as it is This is from a collection of Dhanurmasam muggulu I posted during 2012.  Now I have shared again with steps.  A very simple and easy muggu.  The white design is in the image above, If we need colours the colourful muggu has also been shared.  We can try this for Sankranti  Chukkalu leni kamalam muggulu Lotus and rose are the flowers usually drawn in muggulu.  I have also used the hibiscus.   Lotus can be a part of our Friday or Varalakshmi Vratham muggu decoration. Start with a square base.  This is one of the easiest methods to start in free hand muggulu .  Lotus designs are drawn on all four sides.  It will be nice ...

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 ene...