Ugadi is the (lunar ) new year celebrated in Andhra Pradesh (as Telugu new year), Karnataka. It is celebrated as Gudi Padava in Maharastra. It falls on the first day after new moon day in the month of Chaitra. "Padava" is the first day after new moon or full moon day. A new lunar calender is purchased and puja is performed. One of the important dishes prepared for Ugadi/Gudi Padva is made from neem flowers, green chillies, jaggery, salt and tamarind signifying that life has ups and downs.
The rangoli below signifies the importance of Ugadi. I have decorated it with mango leaves just to give a festival ambiance. It is a free hand rangoli that I had sent few months back to a Tamil magazine. It was not published. So I have decided to publish in my blog.
![rangoli-without-dots.jpg]( "auspicious rangoli double line free hand for Ugadi")
The next rangoli, is a combination of traditional rangoli, free hand designs and an auspicious rangoli border that I tried for Ugadi. Hope you like it.
![manai-kolam.jpg]( "traditional plus border and free hand rangoli")
The next one is also a combination of padi kolam, free hand rangoli and rangoli border designs drawn for Ugadi only difference is that the central padi kolam is drawn by my mother-in-law for festivals and I have not drawn the traditional one but added a few colours. Since Tamil New Year is approaching we can use these rangolis for Tamil New Year also.
![padi-kolam.jpg]( "combination of padi kolam and free hand design")
For more colourful free hand rangolis please go to colourful rangoli designs and for rangoli with dots go to Pulli kolam designs in this blog.
The free hand rangoli below for this festival has four flowers and four buds. In a way it signifies life, bud to flower and so on. The video below shows the flowers blooming into a rangoli.
The rangoli below signifies the importance of Ugadi. I have decorated it with mango leaves just to give a festival ambiance. It is a free hand rangoli that I had sent few months back to a Tamil magazine. It was not published. So I have decided to publish in my blog.
The next rangoli, is a combination of traditional rangoli, free hand designs and an auspicious rangoli border that I tried for Ugadi. Hope you like it.
The next one is also a combination of padi kolam, free hand rangoli and rangoli border designs drawn for Ugadi only difference is that the central padi kolam is drawn by my mother-in-law for festivals and I have not drawn the traditional one but added a few colours. Since Tamil New Year is approaching we can use these rangolis for Tamil New Year also.
For more colourful free hand rangolis please go to colourful rangoli designs and for rangoli with dots go to Pulli kolam designs in this blog.
The free hand rangoli below for this festival has four flowers and four buds. In a way it signifies life, bud to flower and so on. The video below shows the flowers blooming into a rangoli.