Kolam by Sudha Balaji

  Another auspicious kolam for Friday | Varamahalakshmi Habba We can have a grand kolam with kaavi border..  It is also called kubera kolam .  I have shared this kolam in Puja room kolam category.   It is drawn in the Puja room or for the golu / kolu for Navratri.  The images below show the steps to draw this kolam.  The dot grid is the same as that used for Hridaya Kamalam kolam.  Two more important Pooja room rangoli designs are Hrudaya kamalam and Aishwarya kolam  You may want to know the steps.  The beauty of this kolam is enhanced when we draw the straight lines ,  in a single stretch. Joints are to be avoided. The lines also should be as thin as practically possible.  Thinner lines come with experience. Also take minimum kola podi. One of the most beautiful rangoli designs with lines .  If you need the steps they are given , in the reverse order . Place 5 dots in eight rows around a central dot  Straighter the ...

Golu alankaram or decoration with kolam for Navratri till Dasara or as a Pooja room rangoli These rangoli or kolam are for pooja mantaps or pooja enclosures. The design can be drawn with borders    Modifications to suit individual family customs may be done.   Most of them are simple, free hand, padi kolams or rangoli with dots. .  This belief helps me develop positive thoughts when I draw them and hence I use them invariably in Puja rooms.  Aishwarya kolam, kubera kolam, Hridaya kamala kolam are part of this group of auspicious rangolis. Pooja rooms or enclosures or mantap require simple and/or auspicious rangolis.  There are some rangoli that are there for a long time (decades or centuries, I do not know) which are specifically meant for Pooja rooms, Tulsi plant (called Tulsi maadam) and  Fridays . The following are some of the rangolis that belong to this category While there are many options in Rangolisansdots for kolam I would like to share ...