Kolam for beginners

Traditional kolam designs suitable for beginners. The steps to making these kolams are pretty self explanatory. Start with the dots (if any) and then followed by the lines. Once done, optionally, the enclosed areas of the kolam may be filled with color rangoli powder.

Here are the kolams and rangolis in this page:
  • Kutty kolam
  • Beginner Kolams
  • Flat Kolams
  • Veg, fruit & flower desgin.
  • Apartment Kolams
  • Dotted Kolam
  • Maa Kolam
  • Gourds - in harmony rangoli
  • Bottlegourd design rangoli
  • Beginner Kolam (Combo 2)
Rangoli: Kutty kolam
Dear friends, this is a simple free hand kolam for the beginners...
Rangoli: Beginner Kolams
Here are some more kolams from my collection of 5 - 5 dots...
Rangoli: Flat Kolams
These are a few flat kolams... all the kolams contain dots 4 to 4
Rangoli: Veg, fruit & flower desgin.
this was created in photoshop, watermelon, cucumber & rose flowers combined the backgound was my house floor which was made to set.
Rangoli: Apartment Kolams
More from my collection of straight dots 5 - 5.. Easy reference for beginners...
Rangoli: Dotted Kolam
This is my Invention :)... The Dot Count would be 3-5-7-7-7-5-3(straight dots). Hope You all like it!
Rangoli: Maa Kolam
This is a maa kolam created on my father-in-law's 80th birthday by my chitti, Girija chitti.
Rangoli: Gourds - in harmony rangoli
According to the ancient eastern tradition, the gourd is most commonly recognized as a symbol of longevity and good fortune. Here is a dotted kolam design, with a four-fold symmetry.
Rangoli: Bottlegourd design rangoli
A dotted kolam with bottlegourds and a border (this was pulled from my old stack of files that was made a few years ago). Comments to improve are always welcome!
Rangoli: Beginner Kolam (Combo 2)
Dots: 5 - 5 Here is my next set of 5 - 5 kolams for beginners... Purni maybe you can try some of them..

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