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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Dhanurmasa gantina rangoli designs
The first rangoli appears to be simple. Appearances can be deceptive. The step shown in the second image can be a bit tricky for some of us. Many sikku kolam are. A few decades back, when I was young, it was not the era of plastic or stainless steel, yet. So, we stored kola podi in coconut shells. Firstly, it was an ecofriendly idea, since coconut shell is biodegradable. Also, it was ergonomic because we got the right grip on the shell while drawing the kolam i.e the size and shape was perfect. We kept on recess on the wall near the entrance door, where oil lamps were placed. So, it was easy to pick it up in the morning and go to the courtyard to draw the rangoli of the day. Also, kavi border was drawn with the coconut husk, nowadays we use a brush. We kept our lives simple and did not have to worry about plastic waste etc. Having said that I have to accept that change is permanent. 9 by 9 chukki rangoli 9 * 9 dots rangoli simple ...
Chariot sikku kolam for Pongal festival
The dot pattern is 11 ,9 and 7 each 2 rows and 7, 5 and 3 dots - each 2 rows at the top with extra two dots. This can also be called as ther kolam for Pongal or melikala ratham muggulu. These rangoli designs are also popular for Ratha Saptami apart from Sankranti festival. Both festivals are celebrated for Sun God. There is ther kolam simple with dots in the next post using a non-standard dot pattern with recursive patterns to create a chariot rangoli in double quick time. This post deals with chariot chikku kolam poduvathu eppadi through step-by-step pics. It is common practice to draw this white muggulu designs and decorate with kavi (lal colour in Hindi). Ther kolam designs simple, white maavu rangoli The plantain trees which are used for auspicious occasions are shown with sikku kolam patterns. These are recursive or repetitive patterns and hence should be easy to draw. Since the patterns repeat along a straight line it should be lot ...
Brahma mudichi kolam Brahma mudi kolam
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...
7 dots sikku kolam images
Sikku kolam poduvathu eppadi | 7 dots kambi kolam | 7 pulli kambi kolam The beauty of this type of kolam is drawing the curved lines that move around the dots gracefully with neat lines and curved lines. We should draw the entire kolam with confidence to get beautiful designs. The secret is very simple. It is just practice. It must be cliche but that is the truth. Practising many kolams will make us better and better in this art. Practising the same kolam on a notebook with pen or pencil several times or with a chalk piece on floor will increase our confidence in drawing the design because they are extremely tricky most times. The more confident we are with the design the more beautiful our lines will be. The number of breaks in the lines should also be minimum Dot pattern 7 dots 4 rows, 5 dots one row between and two extra dots What I have shown are the steps in the side view Next step in the ...
Big sikku kolam for Pongal Margazhi
11 dots sikku kolam for Margali kolangal We can draw these kolam for during the Margazhi season 2019 and Pongal 2020 when we want to display our kolam skills. The images show the step-by-step process for drawing the design. Big is not an absolute term. We may consider kolangal above 9 dots in sikku kolam as big because of the complexity in many neli kolangal. For other pulli kolam any design above 15 dots may be categorised as big. Do not underestimate a sikku kolam by its size. Even a small design can be tricky. So naturally bigger designs will be little challenging. I have tried to make them easy through the steps given in the pics The dot pattern is 11 dots, then 9 pulli 2 rows. 5 dot 2 rows and one dot. Kolam tips - It is preferable to practice this variety of old fashioned rangoli designs a few times so that we can memorise all the steps. If the flow of patterns is smooth and effortless the result will be more attract...