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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...

Ezhai kolam design for Avani Avittam

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We use the term " ezhai " in Tamil Nadu when referring to line rangoli designs.  Actually, ezhai does not mean line only.   Ezhai refers to a strand of a thread.  It can be considered as a metaphor.  We should draw lines that are as thin as a strand of a thread.   Of course, with kola podi the thinnest possible lines that can be drawn should be drawn when we make this type of rangoli.   This is also a beautiful method of representing this simple art, just like double stroke technique. Remember to decorate the kolam with wet kaavi (we can draw using a cloth, I use a cotton bud dipped in wet kaavi )  to indicate that it is an auspicious function or festival. The pics above show the step-by-step procedure to draw the design.  Maintaining thin lines throughout comes with practice. Rangoli tip How to draw thin lines - Take minimum quantity of kolam podi.   Step by step pictures for line rangoli padi kolam Old time rangoli using...