Kolam by Sudha Balaji

 This is a simple but awesome kolam with 7 to 1 pulli.  The pics should be helpful for learners to try this kolam.  We can use it for our vasal kolangal or as part of our Margazhi festival decoration. Though it is small rangoli many steps have been added because we should not underestimate this muggu based on size.  If you are looking for 7 pulli kambi kolam , 7 dots sikku kolam or chukki rangoli 7 to1 (though this is not a classical chukki design because we go round the dots) Dot pattern is 7 to 1  Also called melikala muggulu or gantina rangoli these types are popular in South India.  We invariably find many houses decorated with sikku kolam  This pinnal kolam is nearing completion in the image below  For those who are visiting my blog for the first time, through this post - some simple tips to create beautiful traditional kolam -  take minimum quantity of kola podi to place the dots to get small dots take minimum quantity of kolam powder ...

Margali kolam | Pongal kolangal | Sankranthi muggulu 2020 This is a unique type of chikku kolam .  Here we use a single line that goes around the dot grid and gets connected to where it started and hence the name.  Just by looking at a completed design it may be difficult to decipher the puzzle that it appears and probably one of the reasons why it is called so.  As is the norm in this blog, I have given few images to show the intermediate steps to make it easy to understand and learn.  I have used a 11 by 1 dot grid.  This kolam can be drawn with 9, 7 dots and bigger dot patterns also. Step by step pictures are shown to make easy to follow  For your weekday ( Monday to Thrusday ) or weekend kolam ideas Thin long lines should be drawn at a single stretch  It comes with practice  Try for Dhanuramasam rangoli for one of the 30 days  You may also use for sikku kolam with 11 dots or melikala muggulu with 11 dots for Bhogi a...

Sikku kolam ( சிக்கு கோலங்கள் )  is unique to kolam designs of Tamil Nadu.  Sikku means knot.  It is obvious that one can get tied up in knots when one tries this type of kolam.  Actually the designs posted so far are very simple.  They can be more complicated.  Who ever discovered or invented this variety of kolam, it is a good exercise for the brain not that other varieties are anything less.  The final design is usually symmetrical when viewed from any direction The difference between this type and those with dots is that while in kolam with dots we use up the dots to form a pattern where as in this type it is drawn  around  the dots.  Of course they can be left plain or colours can be added. Small and simple sikku kolam   Let us start with a simple design.  The dot grid used is not standard  with two extra dots on eight sides 6 by 6 dots small sikku kolam Quite an easy and common kolam , like most des...