Kolam by Sudha Balaji

 Rangoli tips - To get a compact rangoli   place the dots as closely as possible .  This way we can accommodate it even in small spaces                                           The dot pattern is 10,9,8,7,8,9,10 and 3,2,1 dots on either side Place the dot grid, draw the pattern at the centre,  connect the edges to get  hexagons                                All lines are drawn outside the dot grid and are do not connect the dots A variation by drawing lines with different colours instead of white kolam can be tried These chukki rangoli designs with dots when used with diya patterns as shown  can be drawn for Diwali also  To get an awesome rangoli design draw the lines without joints.  This point I invariably stress in many posts.  For our family, Bhogi ...

Step by step images for the chukki rangoli for competition -  Kamala rangoli design with 15 by 15 chukki - Step by step images for a kamala kolam.  This design is inspired by Maharastrian rangoli designs with dots.  They usually use a square dot grid.   The dot grid is 15 by 15. For this kolam , it is preferable to add colourful lines instead of filling up the entire design with colours.   On social media like YouTube, few viewers request me to post vlogs (vlogs are videos showing a day in our lives at our homes).  I am not comfortable with it. I think my personal life should not be made public.  Since only my hand drawing rangoli is visible in most of the videos, occasionally I appear before the camera.  I also post some photos of me taken on various occasions. You may also want to see a beautiful rose rangoli with 15 dots for New Year    It is available in this rangoli website. The next step - first draw the design in white ...