For the mantap on which we place the kalasam or face of the Goddess we usually draw auspicious rangolis like Hridaya kamalam or Aishwarya kolam. For decoration in front of the mantapam or outside the house we can choose to draw a simple padi kolam or any other design of our choice except sikku kolam. Some ideas are given in this image through images
Next is a dotted kolam - 7 by 4 dots . Placing small dots inside the design can be done by using very little powder . Also the role of the thumb is very important in placing dots
