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Awesome stencil rangoli ideas for Dhanteras

 New simple  rangoli making tips for Dhanteras , Bhai DoojThe colour in the background is obtained by erasing a previous colourful rangoli . It is a mixture of various colours.  I have used a rangoli...

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Gadapa muggulu designs for houses

A collection of simple muggulu designs on gadapa or side designs for your reference.What I have shared is what I learnt from my mother.  She insisted on drawing wriggled lines on both sides of the...

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rangoli kolam for wedding decoration

 kolam around a plate - traditional decoration for wedding Turmeric powder is mixed white rangoli powdeer  till the colour turns yellowish.  Simple decorations are drawn around the leaf.  Some of the...

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Two lines kolangal Bhogi special muggulu

 This is a special Bhogi rangoli idea - drawing 2 lines of different colours.   Double line rule is the same for both types - , one colour ( usually white ) or 2 colours.  Pick the rangoli powder ( one...

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Kubera kolam with dots chukki rangoli

 Another auspicious kolam for Friday | Varamahalakshmi HabbaWe can have a grand kolam with kaavi border..  It is also called kubera kolam .  I have shared this kolam in Puja room kolam category.  It is...

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mehndi design in rangoli kolam images

This is a combination of two beautiful art forms The   white mehndi rangoli design   is a totally different type of design and it does no conform to geometry or anything in nature. I have tried some...

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Chikka rangoli galu without chukki

 The rangoli below is called krishnan dindu (Krishna's arm rest or bolster is a rough translation )   For this design also I have used a quadra - line design.  Draw curved lines to connect all the...

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Chinna geethala muggulu ela veyali

 hile it a tradition to draw a kaavi border around the kolam designs on Fridays (kaavi also called chemman in Tamil ) . Talking of auspicious kolam for auspicious occasions, there is a tradition of...

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Circle rangoli design for Diwali

 I find that the terms mandala or rangoli are freely used for rangoli designs in many countries outside India just as we use rangoli or kolam in India. Since the word mandala is related to circle, let...

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How to string flowers kakada flower

 What I had written earlier  on jasmine is a very easy and simple method of making jasmine garland using a needle and thread.  In fact what we get is a densely set floral garland.  Stringing of roses...

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Corner rangoli designs for Diwali kolam

 Corner rangoli designs | side rangoli designs | side border As the name suggests, they are drawn on the corner of a bigger rangoli pattern or at the corner of a room   They are actually  rangoli...

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Chikka rangoli galu daily purpose kolam

 As discussed already  for free hand kolam or rangoli designs sky is the limit for our imagination.  So we can expand the rangoli so long as there is space for drawing the design.I have shared a...

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12 dots kolam colors pulli

This kolam uses a dot grid -  2 rows of 12 dots and then 10,8,6,4,2 on either side.  The dots are connected using straight lines. The final image appears simple but we can get confused.  So I have few...

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Hayagreeva sweet recipe for Thrusday

This is a sweet dish that is used as an offering or neivedhiyam for Puja particularly on Thursdays.for Lord Hyagreeva  (for children's education).It can also be prepared and offered for auspicious...

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Puri kheer recipe in English

Required ingredients1. Chiroti rava or sooji (else use standard rava ) - 200 gram2. Milk - 3/4 litre3. Sugar -as desired4. Cardamom5. Cashew nuts6. Raisins7. Optional (almonds and saffron)Take required...

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Crispy ambode recipe without onion

 Varamahalakshmi vratham  recipes - Ambode for naivedyamAmbode ( amaivadai in Tamil ) in an important recipe for Ugadi festival. The following pics show the steps in making this traditional dish for...

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Pitla recipe Maharastrian style

 Pitla recipe This variety of pitla as it called can be prepared for festivals like Navratri, Varalakshmi Vratham or Ugadi.The ingredients required are two teaspoons of urad dal , one teaspoon of gram...

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Easy Arisi kadalai paruppu payasam

 One of the quickest and easiest payasam or kheer recipes that can be prepared in a jiffy.  For all festivals like Varamahalakshmi Pooja, Navarathri and DeepavaliIt is possible that occasionally...

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Simple poola jada with real flowers pics

  How to make the poola  jada at home , a simple idea through images  Floral decorations can be done in innumerable ways and along with rangoli form an art form that is creative in nature.  Alankaram...

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Artificial jewellery for wedding pics

Apart from rangoli and few other craft types I try to create, I also try some artificial jewellery designs on my own.  All craft ideas I do are amateur attempts     However I would like to share most...

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