Maa Kolam - Ganesha Chaturthi!

Maa Kolam - Vinayaka Chaturthi!

Padi Kolam with wet rice flour is drawn in South India for festivals, special occasions like Ganesha Chaturthi, Janmashtami, Aadi Velli, Thai Velli, Pongal, Diwali, Navaratri, House warming, Poonal Pandigai, Sathabishekam, Sashtithapoorthy etc.

For Wet rice flour, we need to soak raw rice in water for atleast 1 hr. Once it is soaked you need to grind it in Mixie.... remove water then grind...add little water and make a very fine paste. Transfer the paste from Mixie to a small container and add little water to make a thin consistency to draw Rangoli. You need to use very small cotton cloth or muslim cloth dip it in wet rice flour and start putting rangoli. After dipping into the wet rice flour you need to squize with your thumb figure and hold the wet cloth in middle finger and ring finger.
You can draw a freehand rangoli or Padi Kolam or dots rangoli with wet rice flour.
I am sharing a simple Padi Kolam for Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesha Chaturthi. One of the importance festival of Hindus is 'Ganesh Chaturthi'.
Hope you like it!
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Freehand Maa Kolam

Freehand Maa Kolam!

Today being an Aadi Chevai (Tuesday), I am sharing a Maa Kolam or wet rice flour kolam or rangoli. This rangoli is drawn with 8 striped to form a circle, then you can create curves, motif or lines, dots to extend your imagination. I have given a touch of kaavi or red colour, which is very important for any maa kolam.
This is very simple rangoli, which can be drawn on Chinna Vasal or small entrance or for an apartment.
Hope you all like it!
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Ugadi Special

Ugadi Special!
'Ugadi' or 'Yugadi' which means New Year.
Ugadi is celebrated in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telungana. Specifically in South Indian, but even in North India they call New Year as 'Gudi Padwa'.

Clean their house, decorate their entrance with mango leaves or mavaelai, prepare pachadi using tamarind, jaggery, Neem flower, chillis, salt...
Wear new clothes, they go to temple, do charity and have fantastic feast..
Draw colourful Rangolis, in front of their house.
Today I am sharing a very simple kolam with stipes using white rice flour and decorate my kolam with kaavi.
Hope you all like it!
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Dots Kolam - Margazhi Special

Dots / Pulli Kolam
A very easy and simple dots kolam for today being a Margazhi.... which can be drawn in an apartment.

Dots:

 10 dots - 4 sides to make a Square.

6-1 - straight dots inside the Square 4 sides.
4-1 dots inside the Square 4 sides.
2-1 dots inside the Square  4 sides.
4 dots in the centre.
Can check the pictures for details:

I have decorated with green colour as an outline, and kept Diyas.
Hope you all like it!
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Simple Sikku Kolam

Simple Sikku Kolam!
A very easy Sikku Kolam, drawn with 10-4 dots... I have used bright colours like dark pink and violet... And decorated it with Deepam in the centre...
Hope you all like it!
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Dots Rangoli!

Dots Rangoli!

A very easy Dots Rangoli, with 5-5 dots and bright colours. I have used royal blue, pink, neon green to my simple rangoli.

I have kept diyas and decorated my simple rangoli. Hope you all like it!

Please do try and provide your comments.

Thank you! 😃