Kolam by Sudha Balaji

For a long time we wanted to go to SriRangam (Thiruvarangam)  in Tamil but we could not due to many reasons.  We went to Thirukadaiyur, Chidambaram, several times to Kancheepuram , Shirdi but some how this pilgrimage is getting postponed. This is when I got a message of Whatsapp about a 1000 year old temple of Sri Ranganatha Swamy also called Vada Thiruvarangam or North Srirangam.   The temple  is small and beautiful and situated among the fields in a place called Devadhanam.   According to the temple priest the idol is 18 feet , resting five feet above the ground on Adhishesha made from the holy Shaligram and built by the Chalukya kings.  Lord Ranganatha rests on a 'marakkaal " ( a vessel used for measuring grains ).   It is believed that He rests his Head on this after giving food grains to the humans on earth.  He is very Handsome with a beautiful smile and we can have a very close darshan without any disturbance.  L...

Kolam is a simple floor art but some of the designs with dots can be really complicated and challenging.   If we get it right after trying a few times we should be happy that we have achieved.  Some designs may require a lot of practice before we can draw them with confidence without getting stuck !  beautiful Indian tradition in which the intelligence, creative abilities of the individual are brought out through patterns drawn on the floor, daily. Create the star dot pattern  7 dots one row then 8,9,10 dots above and below, then 3,2,1 dots above and below the 10 dot row This will result in a star dot pattern as shown in the image below Step 1 - Draw the hexagon with lines Step 2 - Draw a pair of parallel lines on all six sides as shown in the photo Draw a line below the row with 7 dots connecting the smaller inclined lines as shown Draw a line above the row with 7 dots for one of the most beautiful chukki rangoli designs  ...

What is the YouTube silver button price - it is price less for me ! Two years back I shared my experience in posting rangoli on YouTube.   As a recap ,  I am a traditional home maker from India .   After two decades as a home maker I wanted to do some thing, achieve something.  My husband gave me the idea of having a blog for rangoli and my son suggested that I upload rangoli videos on YouTube. I had my first email ( you read  it right , my first account in  2012  )  .  Using the account I started a blog and started posting rangoli.  Then I started posting some amateurish videos on YouTube with rangoli  or kolam as the theme.   In 2015 I received an email from YouTube asking me to share my mobile number because they wanted to discuss with me.   After checking that the email was actually from YouTube I mailed my number.   They were surprised that my Channel was becoming popular though only ...

There are many methods of drawing a rangoli with dots.  Free hand designs flow from our imagination and hence it is better to follow it to  create one.  Dot muggulu on the other hand can be drawn in several methods.  It is like solving a math problem.   There may be many methods but we must try to find the easiest method.   I try to share an easy method from my experience in drawing these designs for decades.  One more popular muggu drawn for festivals like Sankranti or New Year.   For such occasions we can fill the muggu with beautiful colours.    Even when I try  new muggulu design with dots intuitively I try to proceed with the easiest method.  The results are evident from the comments I get on YouTube and Facebook.   Don't to become tired, where from do you get so much energy my viewers ask.  Actually it is the feedback, doubts from the viewers of my videos that drives me and gives me ene...