Grand and special rangoli designs for Sankranti | Navratri | Varalakshmi Vratham 2019
An very old and traditional kolam . We need not get intimidated by the dot pattern i.e 18 pulli It is actually a very simple kolam with only lines outside the dot grid. The many pictures below show help us learn this kolam
The dot pattern is 18 dots 2 rows and then 16 to 2
Draw two parallel lines on either side of the central two columns of dots
Similarly , draw two lines on either side of the central two rows of dots , horizontally also.
The next step , leave two columns and draw on either side , vertically
Connect to form a box
Leave two rows on either side and draw parallel lines and connect
Next leave two more rows of dots and draw lines , horizontally and vertically
Draw patterns inside as shown
Connect the patterns on all sides with straight lines
The dots in the outermost places are used as shown.
Also called the kalyana medai in Tamil , Pelli arugu in Telugu since it represents the wedding stage , it can be used for wedding stage decorations the traditional way . We can draw with paint so that it is there permanently.
Also a grand kolam for festivals like Pongal and Diwali