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Here are the kolams and rangolis in this page:
  • Navagraha Kolam - Raahu Bhagavan - tuesday
  • Navagraha Kolam - Sukra Bhagvan - friday
  • Navagraha Kolam - Guru Bhagvan - thursday
  • Navagraha Kolam - Kedhu Bhagvan - saturday
  • Navagraha Kolam - Surya Bhagvan - sunday
  • Diwali Kolam
  • Twinkling Diwali lights rangoli
  • Garnet medallion rangoli
  • Pure aqua rangoli
  • Lavender dew rangoli
Navagraha Kolam - Raahu Bhagavan - tuesday
Created by Lata on 2005-12-19,

The Navagrahas are the nine important deities of the Hindu religion. They stand for the nine planets in the celestial world. Since Raahu is a planet like entity, it is considered unique to the hindus. Raahu-navgraha kolam is recommended for tuesday mornings.

Navagraha Kolam - Sukra Bhagvan - friday
Created by Lata on 2005-12-19,

The Navagrahas are the nine important deities of the Hindu religion. They represent the nine planets in the celestial world and Sukra or the Venus is one of them. The Sukra-navgraha kolam is drawn for the positive influence of the planet Venus. It is recommended for friday mornings.

Navagraha Kolam - Guru Bhagvan - thursday
Created by Lata on 2005-12-19,

The Navagrahas are the nine important deities of the Hindu religion. Guru - the planet Jupiter is one of them. The Guru -navgraha kolam is drawn for the positive influence of planet Jupiter. It is recommended for thursday mornings.

Navagraha Kolam - Kedhu Bhagvan - saturday
Created by Lata on 2005-12-19,

The Navagrahas are the nine important deities of the Hindu religion. They represent the nine planets in the celestial world and Kedhu is a planet like entity.The Kedhu-navgraha kolam is drawn for the positive influence on mankind. It is recommended for saturday mornings.

Navagraha Kolam - Surya Bhagvan - sunday
Created by Lata on 2005-12-19,

The Navagrahas are the nine important deities of the Hindu religion. Surya or the Sun is one of them. The Surya-navgraha kolam is recommended for sunday mornings.

Diwali Kolam
Created by Lata on 2005-10-23,

Deepavali or Diwali is celebrated by the hindus world-wide. The word "Deep" means light, and "avali" means "in a row". Deepavali is known as the "festival of lights". Traditional Rangoli motifs adorn the front-yards and entryways of every house. People light earthen lamps called "diya" on this day and thank Goddess Lakshmi for the wealth and happiness that she has bestowed upon them.

On this day, people visit friends and relatives and also exchange gifts and sweets. Diwali teaches us to drive away the ignorance, the darkness around us and to uphold the true values of life.

The pattern shown here is an example of a Diwali kolam/Rangoli. After the outlines are drawn, the design is colored with bright colors.

Twinkling Diwali lights rangoli
Created by Lata on 2005-10-23,

Deepavali / Diwali is celebrated by the hindus world-wide. The word "Deepa" means "light" and "avali" means "a row", which makes Deepavali the "festival of lights". Traditional Rangoli motifs adorn the front-yards and entryways of every house. People light earthen lamps called "diya" on this day, and thank the goddess for the wealth and happiness that she has bestowed upon them.

On this day, people visit friends and relatives and also exchange gifts and sweets. Diwali teaches us to drive away the ignorance, the darkness around us and to uphold the true values of life.

Here is a dotted rangoli; dot count is 19x3. In the following rangoli pattern, after the outlines are drawn, the rangoli is colored with bright color powder. One could also make use of flowers or colored rice for coloring.

Rangoli: Garnet medallion rangoli
Created by Lata on 2005-10-21,
This rangoli was published on 2005-10-21.
Pure aqua rangoli
Created by Lata on 2005-10-21,
This rangoli was published on 2005-10-21.
Lavender dew rangoli
Created by Lata on 2005-10-19,
This rangoli was published on 2005-10-19.

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