Sikkukolam

Sikkukolam 

Good morning 

Day-4 Aadi kolam

An extension of yesterday's sikku design converted to a triangle sikkukolam.

Fusion kolam

Fusion kolam 

Good afternoon 

A fusion kolam design 

Line kolam (15dots)

Line kolam (15 dots kolam)

A line kolam with 15 dots for day11 of aadi month.

A pencil sketch 

Rangoli (17-9) dots

Rangoli/ Fusion kolam/ Dotted kolam (17-9) dots

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A fusion kolam with Sikku and line Kolam with 17-9 dots. An Open air kolam drawn in Sanjay Nagar Samithi (Sathya Sai Baba's Samithi).

This is from my Kolam Notebook.

Sikku Kolam

Sikku Kolam

Good Morning!

A simple 12-2 dotted kolam with Straight / Nerpulli Kolam. This is from my Kolam Notebook.

Tricolor/ Tricolour Dotted kolam

Tricolor Dotted kolam!

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Happy Independence Day to all!

A 7-7 grid Tricolor Kolam for Independence Day Celebration. When you are short with colours this is how I completed my task for a tricolour kolam.

I'm also sharing a pencil sketch of this kolam.

Steps:

Andal Malai / Aadi Pooram

Andal Malai/ Aadipooram

Good Morning!

Andal Malai Kolam for Aadipooram. 'Andal's birth Star is celebrated as Aadipooram. It is believed that 'Andal' is an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. 

In TamilNadu in all the Goddess temples, Ambal is decorated with bangles and flowers. It is believed that on this day Goddess Shakti attained her Motherhood. In the evening's special Harathi is done to Shakhi / Ambal and bangles are distributed to all the women. 

It is also believed that pregnant women must wear these bangles to protect her child from evil effects. Special prasadan is also distributed to all the devotees.

I'm sharing a simple 'Villaku' kolam which is decorated with Poo malai. This is a task given by Kolam Enthusiasts (Fb group)...to draw an Andal Malai. 

Sikku Kolam

Sikku Kolam

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Simple Sikku Kolam with 13-1 straight dots.

This is from my Kolam Notebook.

In this Sikku Kolam I've studded some flowers in the four corners.

Rangoli

Rangoli!

Good Morning!

A Freehand Rangoli with a floral design/ Pattern.

Dotted kolam/ Line Kolam

Dotted kolam/ Line Kolam

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A simple Line kolam with 10-10 dots grid. This is from my Kolam Notebook.

Padi Kolam

Padi Kolam

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A simple wet rice flour kolam. Padi Kolam can be drawn by wet rice flour & dry kolam podi / Rangoli powder. 

To make wet rice flour- soak raw rice for 2-3 hrs. Strain the water, add to mixie jar grind to a smooth paste. Add little water while grinding. It should be smooth paste. Remove the wet rice paste in a small bowl. Wash the mixie jar with little water, pour the water it the grinded paste, mix well. You may add little more water to adjust the consistency. Take a small piece of cotton cloth / cotton dip in the wet rice flour paste, slightly squize with your thumb, index finger, middle finger and ring finger. Start drawing kolam. 

Kaavi / kempu powder :

Take 2 tsp of red / kaavi mix with equal amount of water. Use a small cloth slightly squize and draw the borders. You may use old toothbrush to draw the kaavi.

Notes:

* If the consistency of the wet rice flour is very thin you can add little maida/ corn flour mix well draw the Kolam.

Corn flour/ maida/ all pourpose flour when mixed with wet rice flour gives a bright white colour.

Padi Kolam (Aadi Perukku)

Padi Kolam ( Aadi Perukku)

Happy Aadi Perukku to all!

Aadi Perukku is celebrated in the 18th day of Aadi Maasam (4th month of Tamil Calendar). A celebration of onset of monsoon season. We pray to river Kaveri or the Mother Nature as Ambal (Goddess) to provide a good rainfall during this season.

On this day we draw wet rice flour kolams / Rangolis with a touch of kaavi / kempu powder.

Line kolam

Dotted kolam

Dotted / Line kolam drawn with 15-1 straight dots. Aadi Kondattam with flower motif designs. 

Steps:

15-1 straight dots

Padi Kolam

Padi Kolam

Good Morning!

Aadi is the 4th month in the Tamil Calendar. It is considered as an auspicious month, in which lot of rituals, and festival's  are also celebrated by people.

Today I'm sharing a Padi Kolam with wet rice flour.

Sikku Kolam

Sikku Kolam

Good morning!

A simple 7-7 dots Sikku kolam with flowers studded on four corners. This is from my Kolam Notebook.

Dotted kolam/Line Kolam

Dotted kolam (11-1) dots

A simple notebook kolam with 11-1 dots.