This post will have a pot-pourri of kolam designs, kolam without dots, using single line, two parallel lines, kolam with dots, and those that can be drawn with dots and free hand (There are many such designs that belong to this category particularly when the number of dots is less than 15 )
The first two designs are free hand and drawn with parallel lines. The first one has a rhombus like pattern drawn at the centre. From the four edges we have four petals and between any two petals another floral petal pattern. The entire kolam is surrounded by a simple kolam border with many small circular patterns and four spiral patterns as shown. Just two colours brown and blue are used in this kolam.
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Many free hand kolam designs are there Margazhi kolam designs
The kolam below has rose as a theme. A simple design that can be drawn free hand or using a 5 by 5 dot template. Draw the square (or rhombus). Use the dots inside to get the floral petals and the stalks of the roses. Use the dots outside (there will be three ) to get the leaf designs and around the remaining dot draw the roses to get this rose kolam design. Finally add some simple motifs with white rangoli powder.
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The first two designs are free hand and drawn with parallel lines. The first one has a rhombus like pattern drawn at the centre. From the four edges we have four petals and between any two petals another floral petal pattern. The entire kolam is surrounded by a simple kolam border with many small circular patterns and four spiral patterns as shown. Just two colours brown and blue are used in this kolam.
Many free hand kolam designs are there Margazhi kolam designs
The kolam below has rose as a theme. A simple design that can be drawn free hand or using a 5 by 5 dot template. Draw the square (or rhombus). Use the dots inside to get the floral petals and the stalks of the roses. Use the dots outside (there will be three ) to get the leaf designs and around the remaining dot draw the roses to get this rose kolam design. Finally add some simple motifs with white rangoli powder.
The next one below is also a rose kolam design but with the dot pattern 6 by 6. Rose buds have been drawn. Start from one corner, draw the stalk and the leaves and finally complete the rose buds. Red rose buds have been drawn in this kolam design.
Rose design with video is there in 7 pulli kolam
The kolam below is one those that was regularly drawn by my mother. A very simple kolam that can be drawn very quickly. It has petals on four sides and also in the gaps between any two of them. The outer edge of each petal has some simple designs, symmetrical. Again only two colours blue and brown have been added to get this beautiful kolam.
Parallel line kolam with colours can be found in Dasara kolam
Black and white kolam with two parallel lines are in double line kolam
