Kolam by Sudha Balaji

This is a collection of some the  simplest chukkala muggulu  that I could think of.  Almost all rangoli designs are created by me.  I have created lots of designs, only some of them I share through videos on my rangoli Channel - Rangolisansdots on YouTube  (I have added some crafts and recipes also due to many requests from viewers and subscribers).   Many designs that I have created are there in the notebooks either because I am not able to find enough time to convert them into videos  or because I think some of them may not be suitable to be converted into videos at present.   Frankly I am surprised that a few rangoli muggulu that I think are not up to the mark being welcomed by the viewers.  Probably it is like the movies where we cannot predict which movie will do well at the box office.  Simple 5 dots chukkala muggulu with dots This is one of the simplest designs from the dot grid angle and also from the patterns that are c...

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 phase 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 alo...