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Simple rangoli designs with 5 dots
Ner pulli kolam a type of rangoli with dots can be of two types - one with dots in descending order on either side of a central row ( for example if the central row has 7 dots the rows on either side...
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Rangoli design with dots 6 by 6
After five comes six (!) and hence this post for six dots rangolis. The first one above looks like a free hand design after finishing but is actually a rangoli with dots. On an earlier occasion I...
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Small rangoli with dots - 4 dots designs
After rangoli with five dots , simple kolam with dots this post may have even simpler rangolis.In an earlier post, I wrote that I would limit the number of dots to 5 and not less than that. However...
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Kolam for Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya is considered by many to be one of the most auspicious days for starting a new venture. It is considered to be auspicious to learn a new art or mantra on this day. So our blog has a...
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9 dots kolangal
In a series of kolangal I published simple kolam with dots, pulli kolam designs, rangoli with 6 dots. Hence this post I would like to devote to 9 dots kolams aka kolangal. The first rangoli in this...
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Rangoli - 11 dots
In the series of rangolis with dots, the next is 11 dot rangolis. Of course I have not yet drawn 7 dots rangolis in separate posts, but have drawn them in this blog. Also rangoli with 10 dots are due....
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Rangoli with dots or pulli kolam - 7 dots
After drawing five and 6 dots designs. I suddenly raced to 11 not before posting some 9 dot patterns. Probably 7 and 9 are the most popular among rangoli with dots. Its only a guess.So in this post...
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In continuation to a post on easy rangoli for beginners that has videos on simple rangoli without dots, this post also has easy rangoli (without dots). It may include free hand rangoli designs...
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Rangoli or mandala
After drawing a rangoli that is not exactly a circle, I am back to my theme with this design below that is a mandala. The previous rangoli is erased and the mixture of all the colours form a purple...
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Varalakshmi Pooja
Varalakshmi Pooja and Vratham is one of the most important festivals celebrated on a Friday of Sravan month. It is considered more auspicious if there is a full moon also on that day. We have...
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Ganesh Puja
After Varalakshmi Vratham, comes Ganesh Chaturti . It is celebrated on Chathurthi (the fourth day) after new moon in the Tamil month, Aavani and Bhadrapada maasa in other calenders.Again, I would...
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Kolam designs
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...
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Krishna Jayanthi or Janmashtami celebration
In the month of Sravan (Aavani) on the eighth day (ashtami ) after full moon is celebrated Janashtami or Gokulashtami. For some the birth star of Lord Krishna is important and so they celebrate it on...
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Plate art and decoration ideas
Plate art decoration is an important branch of arts and crafts. It is done on paper plates, glass plates for wedding plate decoration, food plate decoration and for festivals like Diwali and...
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Deepavali kolam
kolamThe next kolam is also with a combination of two colours. The design is with a 7 by 7 dot pattern and the method is also very simple but two colour combination drawn simultaneously needs some...
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Margazhi rangoli designsAfter Deepavali the next important kolam season is Margazhi when the whole month is a kolam month in Tamil Nadu. It is the time to see big and colourful kolam designs,...
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Parenting - grandparents role
Just as the mother’s love to her children is unconditional we found that the grandparents love towards the grandchildren is unconditional. Grandfather was a fan of Sou’s (when she was around 9 years...
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Rangoli Design - Paisley motif
Paisley designs are one of the most sought after patterns. Not surprising that I have used a few so far in Rangoli-sans-dots. It is called mango design in Tamil as it resembles a mango hanging from a...
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Simple mehndi designs
Mehndi designs were originally and traditionally drawn with a paste of leaves of the mehndi plant ( called marudhani in Tamil ). Simple patterns like circles were drawn on the palm by placing the...
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Rangoli designs - Womens Day
The first rangoli is a free hand rangoli design with four birds ( that look like swans swimming in water !). The base is a square pattern and hence four birds. Add petal motifs inside and outside. I...
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