Kolam (7-4 dots)

Kolam (7-4 dots)

Day-23 Karthigai Deepa Thiruvizha 

A dotted kolam with 7-4 dots.

Padikolam + Sikkukolam(Brahmamudi)

Padikolam +Sikkukolam (Brahmamudi)

Happy Aadi Pandigai to everyone!

Aadi month is a special for Devi and all Goddess filled with divine, festivity and positivity all around.

A Brahmamudi/ Eternal knot is a single string kolam with start and end point as same...emphasising the journey of joy.

A 3×3 dots Brahmamudi kolam with Swastika pattern as a mark of auspiciousness for a beginning of 100 days 100 Brahmamudi kolam at kolamenthusiasts fb group.

This is a simple kolam which can be drawn at your vaasal/ open air. 

Rangoli (Diwali)

Rangoli (Diwali)

A simple, easy 6-6 dots Rangoli which can be drawn for Diwali in a Pooja room. 

Steps and dots:

Hope you all like it!

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Padi Kolam - Karthigai Deepam Special!

Padi Kolam - Karthigai Deepam!

Karthigai Deepam is a Hindu festival celebrated in South India. On this day we draw Kolams / rangolis with wet rice flour / dry kolam podi  with a touch of kaavi. We can draw padi / dots kolam and decorate with lamps / vellaku / diya. 

Today I am sharing awet rice flour padi kolam which is decorated with diyas or lamps. I hope you all like it. Do provide your comments.

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Padi Kolam - Pongal & Margazhi Special!

Padi Kolam - Pongal and Makar Sankranti Special!
Namaste and Happy Pongal and Makar Sankranti to all!

Pongal Pandigai is an important festival, which is celebrated for 4 days.
Day 1 - Bogi Pandigai
Day 2 - Pongal Pandigai
Day 3 - Mattu Pongal
Day 4 - Kanum Pongal

I have drawn a freehand padi kolam. As Pongal is a harvest festival, I have drawn pot or panai, sugarcane, Sun and diya to represent Pongal festival.
I hope you all like it!
Thank you!

Padi Kolam - Karthikai Deepam Special!

Padi Kolam - Karthikai Deepam Special!

Namaste Everyone!

Today I am sharing Maa Kolam or wet rice flour kolam which is traditionally drawn for Karthikai Deepam. One of the important festival celebrated in South India. This year Annamalai Deepam and Sarvalaya Deepam falls on the same day. 

Wet Rice Flour Kolam we need to soak raw rice for atleast 1 hr and grind it to a fine paste. We can sprinkle little water and grind so that it becomes a smooth paste. Add little water and with a small cotton cloth dip in the wet rice flour and start drawing your kolam.

Maa Kolam is a traditional kolam drawn for any occasion or festivals like Karthikai Deepam, Deepavali, Pongal etc..
For Karthikai Deepam once the maa Kolam is dried we lamp or light deepam in the kolam.
I hope you all like my Maa Kolam.
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Padi Kolam - Navaratri Special!

Padi Kolam - Navaratri Special!

Namaste!
Today I am sharing a multi-coloured padi Kolam for Vijayadasami. Vijayadasami is the most auspicious day to start any new thing. We can draw any colour rangoli or multi-coloured Kolam. We need to worship 'Goddess Vijaya', neivedhyam 'Paal Payasam', and any colour rangoli.
Hope you all like it.
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Padi Kolam - Navaratri Special!

Padi Kolam - Navaratri Special!

Namaste!

Today 9th day of Navaratri or Saraswati Poojai (28th October 2018) we worship 'Goddess Saraswati' or 'Goddess Chamunda', neivedhyam 'Sakkarai Pongal or Sweet Pongal', and we need to draw Pink colour Kolam. I am sharing a freehand rangoli or padi know, which is simple and easy.

We worship 'Goddess Saraswati' by arranging all our books, art work, music instruments, everything related to art and worship 'Goddess Saraswati' ( Goddess for knowledge).

Hope you all like my rangoli.
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Padi Kolam - Navaratri Special!

Padi Kolam - Navaratri Special!

Today is 6th day of Navaratri (15th Oct 2018). I am sharing a traditional Maa Kolam or wet rice flour kolam, which is simple and easy to draw, with a touch of kaavi.
Today we need to worship 'Goddess Indrani', neivedeyam 'Thegai Sadam' or Coconut Rice, with white colour Kolam or rangoli.
I hope you all like it!
Pl. do provide your comments.
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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!
Please do provide your comments.
Thank you!

Padi Kolam - Krishna Janmashtami!

Padi Kolam
We draw Padi Kolam for Janmashtami with Krishnar Padam.

Krishna Jayanti is also called as Janmashtami.
This is a Hindu festival, celebrated all over India..... it is believed that Lord Krishna takes birth on ashtami thithi and Rohini natshatram. People do fasting and prepare sweets and snacks to welcome little Krishna. In temples devotional songs and bajans are conducted.

I am sharing my Padi Kolam with Krishnar Padam.

I have drawn Krishnar Padam with kaavi / kempu powder.
Hope you all like it!
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Padi Kolam

Chinna Vasal Padi Kolam

Padi Kolam for 'Tamil New Year' 

I have used rice flour to draw lines of padi kolam. We can expand our Padi Kolam with curves, strokes, stripes, flowers, lotus, Suzi etc...
Pl. do provide your comments.
Thank you!