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:
  • pink rose rangoli
  • Knot of eternity kolam
  • 5 - 1 kolam with interlaced dots
  • Dotted kolam - 5x1 with interlaced dots
  • Dotted Kolam 5 / 5 with parallel dots
  • 5 / 5 kolam with parallel dots
  • 5 / 5 - Dumbell kolam with parallel dots
  • 5 / 5 kolam with parallel dots
  • 5 - 1 kolam with interlaced dots
  • Bean border
pink rose rangoli
This rangoli was published on 2005-09-08.
Knot of eternity kolam
The Knot of Eternity or Endless Knot symbolizes the inter-relatedness of all things and the endless interaction between wisdom and compassion. It can also be interpreted as a symbol of longevity,...
5 - 1 kolam with interlaced dots
5/5 kolam with interlaced dots
Dotted kolam - 5x1 with interlaced dots
5/5 kolam with interlaced dots
Dotted Kolam 5 / 5 with parallel dots
5/5 kolam with parallel dots
5 / 5 kolam with parallel dots
5/5 kolam with parallel dots This kolam has 5 rows of 5 dots each.
5 / 5 - Dumbell kolam with parallel dots
5/5 kolam with parallel dots This kolam has 5 rows of 5 dots each. Please click on the blue arrow located at the bottom of the dot grid, to view the animation.
5 / 5 kolam with parallel dots
5/5 kolam with parallel dots This kolam has 5 rows of 5 dots each. Please click on the blue arrow located at the bottom of the dot grid, to view the animation.
5 - 1 kolam with interlaced dots
5-1 : kolam with parallel dots Start with two rows of 5 dots at the center and reduce the dots on both sides as shown. Please click on the blue arrow located at the bottom of the dot grid, to...
 Bean border
Please click on the blue arrow located at the bottom of the dot grid, to view the animation.

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