Sikkukolam

Sikkukolam 

Good morning!

Day-21 Aadi Kaatraadi Kolangal 

Sikkukolam 

Swasthik Kolam

Swasthik Kolam

Grey colour Swasthik Sikku Kolam. This is my last year's Navaratri kolam. 

Padi Kolam

Padi Kolam

In Indian Culture we draw kolam or rangoli for festival's. Today I'm sharing a Padi Kolam for 'Varmahalakshmi or 'Varamahalakshmi Nombu' which is celebrated in South India. Mainly in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. 

'Varamahalaksmi Vritam' or 'Vrat'or 'Nombu'  is celebrated by married women or Sumangali. It is believed that worshipping Varamahalaksmi gives, boon or Vara to the family. 

Worshipping Varamahalaksmi Vrat is equivalent to worship 'Ashtalakshmi' or eight goddess such as... goddess of Wealth, Earth, Love, Wisdom, Peace, Fame, Pleasure and Strength.
I'm sharing a Padi Kolam with stripes with atouch of 'kaavi'. Hope you all like it!
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Thank you!

Freehand Maa Kolam

Freehand Maa Kolam!

Maa Kolam / wet rice flour rangoli is traditionally drawn in South India. It can be drawn in form of Padi Kolam / Freehand Kolam or rangoli. A touch of kaavi is must....as it is believed to be Mangalam / Subham.
Today's I am sharing a simple freehand rangoli with lines, curves and checks....
Hope you all like it!
Thank you!

Freehand Rangoli - Aadi Chevai!

Freehand Rangoli - Aadi Chevai!

Today I am sharing a freehand rangoli with wet rice flour or we call it as 'maa kolam'.

 A very simple design with lotus motif.... with maa kolam we can expand our creativity, with curves, lines, dots etc... A touch of kaavi is must for traditional kolam or rangoli.
Hope you all like it!
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Thank you!

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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Thank you!

Padi Kolam - Aadi Special!

Padi Kolam - Aadi Pandigai Special!

Padi Kolam is one of the most important thing for any function in Iyer or Iyengar tradition. Today being a Aadi Velli, I am sharing a Maa Kolam (wet rice flour)... which is generally drawn for small functions such as Sumangali Prathanai, Aadi Velli, Aadi Chevai, Aadi Pooram, Deepavali, Navaratri etc....
We draw this kolam with four lines, to make it a square...and expand the kolam with our creative ideas such as lotus motif, or curves, dots. We also draw Kaavi as borders.
Hope you all like it!
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Thank you!

Padi Kolam / Nallu Moolai Kolam

Padi Kolam / Nallu Moolai Kolam

A very simple, Nallu Moolai Kolam with rangoli colour's. The Nallu Moolai Kolam with bright colours,for Women's Day Special.
Padi / Nallu Moolai, is a traditional kolam drawn for any festival / an auspicious occasion in Iyer / Iyengar family.
To make it special I have given colour's of my mother,  Grandmother &  mother- in-laws favourite sari's.
Such as:
In the middle
Red colour- My Mother's 9 yards 'Koora Podavai' or 'Wedding Saree'.

Green colour - with a simple border is a 'Kanjeevaram Pattu' saree.

Orange colour - This orange with 'Palum pazham' is my Grandmother's favourite.

Pink colour - My Mother-in-law's Mysore Silk saree, which is very near to her heart.

Lavender with Blue colour - My Mother-in-law's 9 yards Mysore Silk saree.. which she always loved with very simple self border.
Hope you all like it!
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Thank U!

Padi Kolam / Nallu Moolai Kolam

Traditional Nallu Moolai Kolam

Padi Kolam / Nalli Moolai Kolam are same. This particular kolam with square drawn with lines are traditionally drawn for Aadi Masum, on Tuesdays, Karthikai deepam, Wedding, Upanayanum, Shastipthaporthi, etc... Whether it's a small function like house warming or first birthday for a baby....we gendrally draw this traditional Padi Kolam with rice flour or wet rice flour.... with a border of 'kaavi'. 

Hope you all like it.

Thank you!