Kolam by Sudha Balaji

Kolam can also be drawn with mandala as a theme (one of the meanings is round or circle -  rangoli is commonly referred to as mandala in some countries).   Drawing a circle (or a near circular shape) without using a piece of chalk tied to a thread comes with practice.   As I often say, in rangoli practice may not make us perfect but can reduce the number of mistakes.  Margazhi kolam drawn during the month of Margazhi including Pongal kolam (aka Sankranti muggulu ) is the great time  when we see big and bright and different types of designs. It is easy to draw a free hand mandala or rangoli if we draw a baisc floral petal pattern as the centre. Invariably in rangoli the length of the petals are almost the same except for slight differences  so that we can join the edges of the petals to form a circular pattern.   After all, a circle is a polygon with infinite sides (Credit - my children!   Whenever I refer to geometry in Rangolisansdots cred...

Ugadi is the (lunar ) new year celebrated in Andhra Pradesh (as Telugu new year), Karnataka (Ugadi Habba).   It is celebrated as Gudi Padava in Maharastra.   It falls on the first day after new moon day in the month of Chaitra.  "Padava" is the first day after new moon or full moon day.    A new lunar calender is purchased and puja is performed.  Gudi means flag staff ( also called Indradwaja ).   Usually a thin bamboo pole about 2 metres long is decorated with alternate stripes of red ochre and white colour.   A new cloth is tied to the pole with  mango leaves with some flowers added.  A cup made from silver is inverted on the pole.   We usually place the new almanac at the base of the staff on a plank and offerings are given.   This day is also related to the victory of the army of Shivaji Maharaj. Ugadi rangoli  New update A traditional rangoli with lines for the festival.  Decorate...

Different flower kolam If you came here seeking information on simple flower design kolam ,  easy flower rangoli designs for Diwali, small chukki rangoli you may find some info here. First a creative and innovative flower rangoli.  I have drawn the leaves and branches free hand.  The three flowers are drawn using the following method a) place three bangles and place dots inside the bangles.  Using matchstick or cotton bud form different shapes to get different floral petals  6 dots flower rangoli designs Floral designs are one of the most used in rangoli design. Obviously, we are heavily dependent on nature for our rangoli designs. The  next important festivals are Holi and Ugadi in 2013.  Holi is a festival of colours celebrating the arrival of spring among other things.   There are also many legends associated with it.  Probably colours are used abundantly during Holi because during spring we see the colourful flowers b...