Kolam by Sudha Balaji

 This is a very simple design with no frills and with only lotus patterns .  Draw on Sukravaram with kaavi powder for decoration, it will look divine.  The pictures should help learn the steps quickly. For Sankranthi geethala muggulu , Diwali muggulu designs and New Year rangoli muggulu - we can try this traditional rangoli. An important rangoli tip for this type of muggulu is that the lines should be as thin as possible.   The thinner the lines the more beautiful the design is. For getting thin lines we should take minimum quantity of muggu pindi.   Also the control between the thumb and index finger matters. The rangoli powder I use is a mixture of white muggu powder and rice flour in the ratio 3: 1 Also, the most important factor is practice, practice ...Draw the rangoli directly on the floor without the use of a piece of chalk or any other aid. Symmetry improves with time.  A bit tricky, I have tried to simplify with these pictures  Line muggu...

 Muggulu with lines are quite popular during festivals and for Fridays.  This geethala muggu is shown in a few steps for easy understanding This is one of the most attractive lines kolam muggulu designs that we can try for festivals  Can be drawn for Bhogi rangoli.  In Tamil Nadu big rangoli designs are drawn for Kanum Pongal and Mattu Pongal (when Pooja is offered to the bulls and cows) Usually dot rangoli are preferred.  We can try straight line kolam designs also for a change. One-line rangoli designs or single line rangoli designs of this type are traditional old fashioned rangoli design without chukk i. These traditional kolam with lines are beautiful in their own way.  Though they appear simple, they can be challenging because we have to draw 4 parallel lines (as humanly possible).  More the symmetry more the beauty.  It is a good practice to draw thin lines, for getting thin lines take minimum quantity of rangoli powder.  This is an im...

Diwali muggulu with lines | Dhaurmasam geethala muggulu | Sankranti geethala muggulu Traditional rangoli with lines are drawn for festivals and functions in many parts of India. They are particularly popular during Dhaurmasam or  Margazhi up to Sankranti ( Pongal )  We may use for Diwali also for change instead of the usual colourful rangoli . These may be considered as innovative rangoli for Diwali.  Draw with a kaavi border to denote that it is for an auspicious occasion.  The rangoli with lines is small but it may not be as simple  as the final image suggests. First some small muggu that can be drawn easily without step by step images.  These are a deviation from the traditional muggulu with lines and are cute and trendy  The above four designs if you notice make use of trendy patterns on a basic square.  I have used two lines only,  usually we draw designs with 4 lines.  In our family we make use of 2,4 and 5 too. ...

1. chukkala muggulu small and simple  Seven by four is a beautiful dot pattern that can be used to draw simple , some times intricate designs  We can convey an attractive message through such a small dot grid also.   The images above show how a flower pattern can be drawn with two layers of petals using the dot grid.  First mark the centre of the dot grid , it should be quit easy, draw a circle with the 3 to1 dots at the centre.  Extend small lines to the next layer of dots between the dots  .Connect these lines to form the floral petals.  That leaves some dots outside .  These are used to form the second layer of petals to give a more naturalistic appearance for the flower. This is a 4 by 4 dot muggu .  Quite simple after placing the dot pattern, draw four patterns as shown in the image above.  Then connect the edges to get the basic design.  Rest is according to our imagination. 2.Step by step line muggulu des...

Navratri as we all know is celebrated in South India for 9 days after which Vijayadasami is celebrated signifying victory of dharma over evil.   I usually have two types of kolam for this festival decoration particularly for  golu or kolu.    have traditional lines rangoli designs or sometimes free hand muggulu also.  Apart from this I have a novel idea for rangoli making,  I try for decorating the kolu.  This post is exclusively for the old and traditional muggulu that are drawn as designs with lines.  All the designs, traditional and ancient go well with modern muggu that we try with various methods, so I invariably have a combination of both for Navratri golu decoration as I stated in the beginning of the post. Navratri bommala koluvu is a display of dolls during this festival.  Tradition has it that we decorate this display with lines rangoli or any other type of rangoli.   This is collection is all about lines rangoli ...

A collection of small and simple traditional line rangoli designs with lines for Ugadi festival  decoration | Telugu New Year muggulu Drawing lotus patterns in a padi kolam or geethala muggu goes well and only adds to the beauty and is congruous with the ambiance of festival or function celebration. Usually I draw to a pair of diagonals inside the small square at the centre but in a few designs I use some different patterns as in this rangoli Only lines by themselves make a rangoli beautiful because they may appear intriguing like a puzzle , the addition of motifs and other patterns only makes the rangoli more beautiful to look  at. Both the kolam though traditional make use of bullets that are pressed with finger to flatten them into dots. This technique is used in modern day rangoli designs but it is actually a very old idea that we learnt from our mother.  While we can have various types of any festival, the padi kolam or rangoli with lines is popular f...