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Easy rangoli designs - beginners

30+ rangoli kolam simple designs  Though I have drawn all the designs myself personally I am thankful to my family for the inputs, information and help in drafting all the posts so far.  I have used the terms kolam  rangoli quite freely in all the posts. Probably there would have been differences based on classical (!) explanations in the past but today kolams can also be colourful like rangolis both in the free hand and dots type  I find that even the terms rangoli kolam and kolam rangoli are used at  present. The only area where I think kolam are different are in sikku kolam and arisi maavu kolam. Both are beautiful, challenging and can be intricate. Rangoli is muggulu in Telugu and so this post will be useful for those in search of small and simple muggulu for beginners.  This post   may have answers  kutty rangoli /kolam designs The rangoli in the image below is one of the basic designs that can be used for learning.   Form a star w...

Purattasi month kolam for Saturday

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Purattasi Saturday kolam | Purattasi masam Pooja kolam The first kolam  is not a classical padi kolam .  It is created with squares of increasing size and then decorations with lotus make the rangoli very attractive.    Purattasi is Bhadrapada masa in Kannada and Telugu. Rangoli for Bhadrapada month The next is a classical lines rangoli ,  may appear a bit confusing but the images with the intermediate step should help clarify the doubts Padi kolam with shankhu and lotus designs  representing Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi Shanivaram rangoli kolam The first two are classical lines rangoli designs.  Purattasi Saturday is for Lord Venkateshwara and so we have  a kaavi border all round.  This kolam uses the Krishnan Dindu pattern for the centre.  Then add more patterns with lines on four sides and in the gap added spirals and lotuses.  Refer the pic for a better idea. The next kolam I liked it very much.  It is a va...