Rangoli - 2 lines kolam
Double stroke or parallel line kolam are a beautiful variety of kolam ( kolam itself means beauty ) that can be tried for a different type of New Year kolam The rangoli below the first in this series of parallel lines has a design with many curved arms terminating in simple motifs. The circumference of the rangoli has simple designs that represent birds!. Drawing birds can be made so simple. Since this post is devoted only for plain rangolis colours have not been used on any of the designs. These double like kolam designs either with white lines and colours filled inside or drawn with colour kolapodi can be drawn for occasions like weddings, festivals like Navratri, Diwali or Varlakshmi Vratham. The second design is also one that I will use quite often in the early stages of Rangoli-sans-dots. It has a floral design evolved from a central pattern expanded with petals. The design is completed with semicircular petals decorated with spiral designs al...