Kolam by Sudha Balaji

Sikku kolam is like football when a defender twists his legs, falls when tricked by a forward.  I don't know whether it is a correct analogy,  sometimes I'm reminded of this whenever I am caught midway in the kolam !! First a small and beautiful sikku kolam rangoli. Like many chikku kolam this design also can be drawn with bigger dots 7,9,11 etc.  I have tried with 7,9,11 dots. We have to focus like Arjuna for 9 and 11 dots. The dot pattern is 5 dots 3 rows then 4,3,2,1 dot If you are looking for gantina rangoli, small melikala muggulu with dots, thipkyanchi rangoli old yes, this type may be the one of the oldest types) you may like this post If you are looking for small kambi kolam for beginners  or simple pinnal kolam  you may find some of the rangoli shared here useful to you. Anju pulli sikku kolangal Two more simple sikku kolangal with a few steps are shown below For this design the dot pattern is 5 dots 3 rows then one d...

Sunday is a day for relaxation.  Monday is obviously the 1st day of the week, so it is natural to have some simple designs, if fact the simplest of simple designs are drawn on Sunday and Monday.   We have a tradition of drawing kolam at the entrance daily and so simple designs are sought for during the weekend and the beginning of the week unless some important festival is celebrated on that day    I am of the opinion that since kolam is an art that is drawn daily at the entrance, the designs should be simple but creative and beautiful. Big, colourful rangoli designs are reserved for special occasions. Even though we draw simple designs we should concentrate on the details and patterns so that a simple design can also be attractive.       Sunday rangoli kolam  An easy and simple rangoli, beautiful also for Sunday when we all want to do things leisurely!   Though there is a concept of kizhamai kolam , I am not aware of it and ...