Kolam by Sudha Balaji

 Try this big kolam for an important festival like Bhogi.  The dot pattern is 16 dots - 8 rows and then 8 dots 4 rows. An old fashioned kolam but very beautiful.  Using only likes we can get a beautiful rangoli as shown in the picture below. The next kolam is a beautiful design .  The dot pattern is 15 to 8.  If we add colours or with just colourful shading , the result will be awesome as seen the photo below We can also try this kolam 12 dots - 2 rows, vertical and horizontal.  Then two extra dots ( 8 pairs ) Or this butterfly kolam with 9 to 1 dots Let me add an old kolam to this collection. The dot pattern is 2 rows and 2 columns of 2 pairs of 10 dots as shown !! Confusing :) :)  Please see the pic. Bhogi pulli kolam , beautiful traditional rangoli                                               Old type muggulu are beautiful in their ow...

Happy New Year kolam , Welcome New Year rangoli designs are ubiquitous on New Year eve.   Many homes are adorned with colourful kolangal with one of these messages on the kolam itself.   Some may prefer to draw a big pulli kolam and write the message on the top or bottom of the kolam.   I have shared some ideas for them.   I invariably draw a rangoli sans dots (not surprising!) and write the message outside the rangoli.  This is a different type of kolam that we can try to make others look in awe.  The dot pattern is 7 dots at the centre, 8,9,10,3,2,1 on either side.   "My mom used to make similar rangolis early in the morning at 5.30 before starting her daily work and then heading to the office.  Every time I see your rangolis on that black stone, it brings back those memories.  I could just keep watching them forever " Social media as some say is a double-edged sword.  I am happy that I contribute in a positive...

Sankranthi 2022 is around the corner , a grand festival   ( Peddha Panduga according to my mother and grand mother  ) The muggu below is a butterfly design using 13 to 1 dot pattern The first pic is without colours and the second with colours.  What are butterflies and birds without colours !! Only photos have been added to this blog post.  I presume that someone who is looking for designs for a rangoli competition can decipher easily the method. Colourful shading has been done to the white rangoli   I think you can guess that dot pattern of this "Mamidi aaku " muggu This is a 11 to 6 dots flower kolam called Parijatham White or colourful chukki rangoli , you can choose what you want  This is an old and traditional muggu , the dot pattern is 15 dots 1 row, 13 dots - 2 rows , 9 dots - 1 row,  7 dots - 1 row , 5 dots - 2 rows then 1 dot

I have chosen the kolam for 9 days.  You can choose it in any order according to your preference  For a change instead of step-by-step pics I have shared only the final completed kolams.  Decorate with kaavi and draw for the golu.  We can keep the designs as simple as possible, or we can draw big and complicated designs if we are comfortable with such rangoli.  It is important that we follow the tradition of celebrating Navarathri with kolu , kolam etc.  so, the size of the kolam does not matter.    Day 1 - Navratri rangoli simple  Day 2 Rangoli for Navarathri small  Day 3 of Navarathri kolam for 9 days  Day 4 pulli illatha kolam           Day 5   without chukki rangoli                       Day 6 - birds rangoli  Day 7 or for Navarathri Friday , small beautiful padi kolam Day 8  of Navaratri kolangal Day 9 for Ayudha Pooja ...

The pictures below show step by step how we can get a beautiful and thick garland using arali flowers. This method gives a beautiful garland .  It gives me immense pleasure offering it to Goddess when I perform Puja.   The first two flowers are tied one above and another below - the usual method of tying .  The next two pictures show how the knot is made In this type of garland , the length of the thread we leave on the left determines the length of the garland After tying the first two flowers, turn.  Then place one flower so that the stalk is parallel and lies on the thread on the left side Thread goes around the stalk and comes to the right side of the flower placed Place the next flower to the right of the previous flower so that the stalk is on the thread  Again the thread goes around the stalk and comes to the right side Continue these steps  After completing the garland tie knots using the left and right ends of the threads to secure all the flo...

More than 80 percent of the designs in this blog are created by me.  Of course, we have common rangolis also including gantina rangolis which are common which may be around 20 percent. Whenever I get time, I try to create new designs listening to melodious songs that act as a catalyst.  Of the many designs I try only a few makes to the blog or YouTube or Facebook.  Rest is not used immediately as I am not satisfied with them.  Sometimes I modify with different sets of patterns. Nine chukki rangoli are common, these medium sized rangoli designs can be used for our daily kolam and also for festivals if we are looking for simple and quick kolams. The step-by-step pictures below Draw this easy chukki rangoli for festival - Dasara, Dipavali  I have added a few pictures because I think  the initial part of this rangoli design is tricky White rangoli themselves are beautiful with shading and/or decoration  One more set of pics showing step by step procedure ...

 Muggulu with lines are quite popular during festivals and for Fridays.  This geethala muggu is shown in a few steps for easy understanding This is one of the most attractive lines kolam muggulu designs that we can try for festivals  Can be drawn for Bhogi rangoli.  In Tamil Nadu big rangoli designs are drawn for Kanum Pongal and Mattu Pongal (when Pooja is offered to the bulls and cows) Usually dot rangoli are preferred.  We can try straight line kolam designs also for a change. One-line rangoli designs or single line rangoli designs of this type are traditional old fashioned rangoli design without chukk i. These traditional kolam with lines are beautiful in their own way.  Though they appear simple, they can be challenging because we have to draw 4 parallel lines (as humanly possible).  More the symmetry more the beauty.  It is a good practice to draw thin lines, for getting thin lines take minimum quantity of rangoli powder.  This is an im...