Kolam by Sudha Balaji

Diwali special rangoli with innovative rangoli making techniques Getting perfect symmetry and geometry in traditional methods of making rangoli is not easy for beginners so we can try the use of aids - with what ever is available in the house particularly the  kitchen (!) to draw beautiful rangoli designs.   Here I have drawn the circular rangoli at the centre with a plastic plate .  After filling with white using the chakli template I placed star like patterns inside the white circle Then place some dots of the same colour also inside the circle.   Using  another chakli template place patterns filled with dots as shown in one of the images.  Along the circumference place orange and blue bullets  and press them gently with the index finger.   Then in the periphery draw floral patterns with cotton bud technique.  The result is the best rangoli design we can get in the shortest possible time for Diwali decoration. rangoli d...