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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...
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How to string flowers kakada flower

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I had written earlier on jasmine an easy simple method of making jasmine garland using a needle and thread.  In fact, what we get is a densely set floral garland.   Stringing of roses is difficult because the petals are delicate and tend to fall when we try to string roses. The roses should be fresh and used within a few hours.   Hence, it is better to string roses when they are fresh Coming to jasmine, stringing them is difficult because the stalk is thin and small (Initially it is better to learn stringing leaves or flowers with long stalk  It is easier to string the jasmine flowers when they are buds.   Once they bloom it is slightly difficult as the petals interfere with stringing process.   Usually, the jasmine buds are strung, and the garland is stored in a piece of clean cloth made slightly wet with water so that the flowers bloom the next day.   Too wet a cloth will result in the flowers getting damaged.   There is a varie...
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