SIMPLE KOLAMS

IN THIS PAGE I HAVE SHARED SOME SIMPLE KOLAMS WHICH WILL BE USEFUL FOR THE FIRST TIME LEARNERS. KOLAMS ARE NOT ONLY ART BUT ALSO  IT INVOLVES  THE  CO-ORDINATION  OF OUR BODY AND MIND . IF WE LEARN KOLAMS , IT WILL IMPROVE OUR THINKING ABILITY AND  CREATIVITY. I HOPE THE FOLLOWING KOLAM WILL BE VERY USEFUL FOR THE BEGINNERS.   

THIS  KOLAM IS  DRAWN WITH  5 TO 1 STRAIGHT DOTS. THE   LINE PATTERN FOR THIS KOLAM  IS BOTH STRAIGHT AND CURVE. FIRST, WE HAVE TO JOIN THE FOUR 1 DOTS WHICH ARE IN 4 SIDES, THEN DRAW CURVED LINES IN THE MIDDLE AND FINISH THIS KOLAM. 

THIS KOLAM IS AN ANOTHER 5 DOTS KOLAM. THE DOT PATTERN FOR THIS KOLAM IS STRAIGHT DOTS. THE LINE PATTERN IS BOTH STRAIGHT AND CURVE. FIRST, DRAW THE MIDDLE PART BY JOINING THE 1 DOTS WHICH ARE IN BOTH UPPER AND LOWER SIDES. AFTER FINISHING THE FIRST STEP BY USING STRAIGHT  AND CURVE LINES DRAW THE CENTRE PART AND FINISH THIS KOLAM. 

THIS IS A SIMPLE FREE HAND RANGOLI. . FIRST WE HAVE TO START FROM THE FLOWER DESIGN IN THE CENTRE THEN DRAW THE DESIGNS AROUND IT AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE. YOU CAN ADD MORE COLOURS IF YOU WISH. 

THE ABOVE KOLAM WHICH I HAVE SHARED HERE IS PADI KOLAM . I HAVE DRAWN THIS KOLAM WITH 7 TO 1 STRAIGHT DOTS. THIS KOLAM IS DRAWN MOSTLY ON AUSPICIOUS DAYS AND FOR POOJAS.  PEOPLE DRAW THIS KOLAM PROBABLY  ON FRIDAYS. HENCE THIS KOLAM IS ALSO KNOWN AS FRIDAY KOLAM. THIS ONE IS VERY SIMPLE. FIRST DRAW THE SQURES BY JOINING 3 DOTS.THEN DRAW STRAIGHT LINES INSIDE  THE SQUARES AND FINALLY JOIN THE STRAIGHT LINES WITH CURVED LINES AS SHOWN. . 

3 DOTS

STEP-1

THIS IS A SIMPLE 9 DOT RANGOLI.  I HAVE GIVEN THIS RANGOLI IN 3 STEPS. THE DOT PATTERN FOR THIS RANGOLI IS 9 DOTS.  AFTER PLACING DOTS DRAW  A FLOWER DESIGN IN THE CENTRE AND DRAW LINE PATTERN AROUND IT  FROM THE CORNER OF THE FLOWER AS SHOWN IN STEP 1. THEN DRAW RHOMBUS SHAPES ON SIX CORNERS AND GIVE SOME DESIGNS AT THE END. 

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THIS IS IS A 5 DOTS KAMBI KOLAM FOR BEGINNNERS. THE DOT PATTERN FOR THIS KOLAM IS STRAIGHT DOTS AND THE LINE PATTERN FOR THIS KOLAM IS CURVE LINE. AFTER PLACING DOTS DRAW CURVE INBETWEEN THE DOTS AS SHOWN.

3 DOTS 3 ROWS

STEP-1

THE RANGOLI WHICH I HAVE SHARED HERE IS 9 DOTS RANGOLI. THE DOT PATTERN FOR THIS RANGOLI IS INTERLACED DOTS AND THE LINE PATTERN IS STRAIGHT AND CURVE LINES. I HAVE GIVEN THIS RANGOLI IN 4 STEPS. FIRST PLACE THE DOTS AS SHOWN IN STEP 1 AND DRAW HEXAGON SHAPE. THEN DRAW LINES FROM ALL THE SIX CORNERS OF HEXAGON  LIKE IN STEP 2. H NEXT STEP IS DRAW A POT/ VASE  LIKE STRUCTURE BY JOINING THE LINES. FINALLY DRAW LEAF LIKE DESIGN USING CURVE LINES AND FINISH THIS RANGOLI.

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THIS IS A SIMPLE KOLAM FOR BEGINNERS WITH 6 DOTS, THE DOT PATTERN IS STRAIGHT DOTS. AS IT IS A KAMBI KOLAM WE HAVE USED BOTH STRAIGHT AND CURVE LINE PATTERN. IN APARTMENTS WE HARDLY FIND SPACE FOR BIG KOLAMS  HENCE THIS TYPE OF KOLAM IS HIGHLY SUTIABLE FOR IT. AT THE SAME TIME WE COULD NOT DRAW BIG KOLAMS EVERYDAY. BUT SIMPLE KOLAMS ARE HIGHLY RELEVANT FOR EVERYDAY PURPOSE.  AFTER  PLACING DOTS JUST DRAW LINES IN BETWEEN THE DOTS  AND JOIN THEM AS SHOWN IN THE ABOVE THE PICTURE. 

THIS IS ALSO AN ANOTHER SIMPLE KAMBI / SIKKU/ NELIVU KOLAM WITH 8 DOTS. THIS KOLAM IS LITTLE DIFFERNT ONE AND SIMPLE ONE. THE DOT PATTERN FOR THIS KOLAM IS STRAIGHT DOTS. PLEASE REFER AND PLACE THE DOTS CAREFULLY THEN FOLLOW THE LINES IN THE ABOVE PICTURE AND DRAW AS SAME.

THIS IS AN ANOTHER BEGINNERS KOLAM WITH 7 DOTS. THIS IS A KAMBI KOLAM AND THE DOT PATTERN FOR THIS KOLAM IS STRAIGHT DOTS. PLACE THE DOTS AND DRAW CURVE LINE USING KOLAM POWDER INBETWEEN THE LINES AND FINISH THE KOLAM BY CIRCLING THE REMAINING DOTS. 

THIS IS AN ANOTHER SIMPLE  DEEPAM RANGOLI WITH 9 DOTS. THE DOT PATTERN FOR THIS RANGOLI IS STRAIGHT DOTS AND BOTH STRAIGHT AND CURVE LINE PATTERN IS USED. FIRST DRAW DEEPM AND THEN DRAW DIAMOND SHAPE AROUND IT. FINALLY DRAW CURVE / LEAF SHAPE BY  JOINING THE REMAINING DOTS. 

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STEP-1

THIS IS A SIMPLE 9 DOTS RANGOLI. THE DOT PATTERN FOR THIS RANGOLI IS INTERLACED DOTS. FIRST DRAW HEXAGON SHAPE AT THE CENTRE AFTER PLACING THE DOTS. THEN EXTEND THE 6 CORNERS OF HEXAGON AS SHOWN IN STEP-1. THEN JOIN THE LINES WITH CURVE LINE LIKE STEP-2. NEXT,  DRAW LEAF LIKE STRUCTURE AROUND IT AND JOIN WITH THE MIDDLE USING CURVE LINE. FINALLY BEAUTIFY THIS RANGOLI  WITH COLOURS OR DESIGNS  AS YOU WISH. 

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