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without dots, this post also has easy rangoli (without dots) or kolam with dots for starters About - Rangoli sans dots
or learners. It may include free hand rangoli designs involving two or more steps and
some may not be as simple. Some of the designs are based on central designs of rangolis kolam with theme
shared in previous posts. This is a collection of small rangoli designs or small muggulu
designs with images showing steps. Though rangoli can be practised with pencil, sketch birds kolam (1)
pen chalk piece etc traditional rangoli is a class by itself. flower kolam (2)
lotus kolam (1)
Simple rangoli with lines rose rangoli (1)
The first simple rangoli is a part of the central design of a rangoli shared elsewhere in sangu kolam (1)
Rangoli-sans-dots Draw the central floral pattern (drawing the petals with curve lines will shank chakra kolam (1)
enhance the attractiveness). Between the petals draw creeper (or climber plant ) designs. Tulsi maadam kolam (1)
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Finally add some curved patterns to complete the design. The third stage can also be used
as a separate simple rangoli design.
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The second image shows a simple design having four .parallel and perpendicular lines
intersecting each other. Three floral petals are drawn at the edges as shown. At the
centre curved lines are drawn diagonally (?) to complete the design. . Lines with rangoli
powder can be drawn as straight and parallel as is possible practically. However the
rangoli when completed gives a very good appearance.
Continuing with simple designs using lines , is the next image below. It is a very easy
method of drawing a butterfly rangoli design with a few intersecting lines. The rangoli is
shown in two stages and the they are self-explanatory. Instead of butterfly like designs
we can have flowers or any other design that we can think of of. Butterflies inspire us to
draw very colourful rangoli. There is a lot of similarity between the two rangoli designs
above. While the central pattern is the same, in the first case leaf like patterns are
formed at the edges while in the second rangoli they have been converted into butterflies. Rangavalli / Muggulu
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because rangoli with dots is quite popular in many parts of India. The simplest dot grid
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may be 2 by 2 for a rangoli ( or kolam ). The rangoli below uses a dot grid of three by Aiswarya kolam (1)
three. The four steps in the photo shows how the rangoli proceeds from the dot pattern Hridaya kamala kolam (1)
to the final design. The final image shows that even with such a small dot grid rangoli can Kubera kolam with dots (2)
be attractive and beautiful. The next rangoli also uses a 3 by3 dot grid
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explanatory. What is important is the final image shows that a simple yet cute rangoli
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can be obtained with this dot grid and using some imagination to add some patterns
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around the rangoli.
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the maavilai kolam or mango leaves design. I have drawn one with 7 dots and one design
with 5 dots. This one is quite common and is frequently seen at the entrance of many
houses. The dot pattern is 5-4-3 interlaced dots. Draw the straight lines at the centre
and connect the remaining dots to get the mango leaves. Draw the midrib as a free hand
design. The three images below show the steps from the dot pattern to the final design.
A very small floral rangoli design with three dots !
It is possible to draw a floral rangoli design with just a 3 by 3 dot pattern. How - the
image below shows how to draw it. I have used a 3 by 3 dot grid. Around each dot on
the four corners draw petal like patterns and at the centre draw a pattern of your choice.
It may be a floral design or any other pattern. Add colours. So even through a basic
rangoli design we can have beautiful and cute designs.
The next design is a small rangoli with dots. The dot pattern is used in four by four. The
first image shows the dot grid with the central pattern. The second stage shows the four
petal designs drawn on the four corners and then below the final rangoli. Quite an easy
rangoli design with 4 dots and this one below is with dot pattern 5 by 5. The rangoli is
shown in two stages. The rangoli consists of many simple leaf or petal like patterns with
a floral design at the centre.
Butterfly rangoli design dots

The next rangoli is a butterfly design with six dots. This has already been shared in
Rangoli-sans-dots in another post. I have drawn it again with different colours and added
here as it is also relevant here. The first step with white rangoli shows the intial stages of
the rangoli.
As it is said, we read we forget, when we see we remember and when we do we
understand and understand quite well. For rangolis, for everyone in general and beginners
in particular videos or rangoli in steps would of great help to see, observe and to do.
So to view videos please go to my YouTube Channel.
How to make a kolam - floral patterns in few steps
In rangoli kolam designs flowers play an important part - in fact nature plays an important
role. It is easy for us to take designs and colours from nature - patterns, designs and
colours are there everywhere around us. There are many methods through which floral
designs can be represented in a rangoli. I would like to show some of them in Rangoli-
sans-dots. Invariably I start with free hand designs true to the nature of name -
Rangolisansdots. I will update with some simple floral designs with dots - basic designs
This is the first type where we have two layers of petals - this can be used to represent
the petals or corolla that are lobed and have multiple layers of petals. I have shown two
layers . We can add more. The two images show the step by step procedure.
This Flower kolam without dots has been drawn using the method shown
above. The design below, a simple floral design that can be drawn for festivals like
Varalakshmi Vratham and Navratri. It shows layers of petals one above the other. We
can add any number of layers. However, I have restricted it to three to make the design
simple and also to save time. Add some leaf patterns around the petals. Adding
alternate white and pink colour gives a beautiful effect. The two smaller images below
show two stages in this rangoli design.
This is another version of flower rangoli design with the central portion more pronounced
with a single layer of petals ( or corolla ) that are arranged beautifully and symmetrically
around the - shall we call it stamen !
Nature is really awesome , isn't it ? These hand drawn patterns are a humble attempt by
us ( humans ) to imitate nature. The two images below show the steps for this rangoli
Making a floral pattern in a rangoli or kolam with dots is also an important element in
drawing rangoli / kolam. One of the simplest methods through which a six petal flower is
drawn as shown in the image below. Connect the dots through three straight lines
intersecting at a point as shown. Three dots are connected at a time to get a small floral
design. Connect the ends of the lines through petal like shapes as shown in the photo.
Drawing curved lines to make the petal appear as lobed makes the design appear more
naturalistic and more beautiful.
Floral petals through steps in kolam
The image at the top shows in four steps how a floral design can be drawn. The first
three steps have floral petals representing flowers. The final image shows four patterns
with leaves added to get a simple leaves and petals design. Of course this can be further
expanded as we wish. . This post will invariably have free hand rangoli designs in this
theme on floral or (near floral !) designs.
On the top a floral rangoli design - in three ( simple) steps. It starts from a series of
lines radiating from a small circle. Around these are drawn the floral petal designs ( in
step 2 ) . The rangoli is finished as shown in the colourful rangoli at the bottom. Here
our imagination comes into play and the patterns and designs can be added according to
our imagination but the same time matching the basic designs. Add colours to complete
the colourful design.
Floral patterns or motifs in rangoli
Next some rangoli designs that are not completely flower rangoli designs but using some
motifs representing flowers
The rangoli in the photo below is a truly flower rangoli. Draw a small circle. Around it
draw petals as shown in the figure. Draw as many as possible to get a beautiful flower
like marigold . Decorate the edges of the petals as shown above. Around the flower use
pink colour floral designs and other motifs of your choice to get the final image.
How this rangoli is made - Two images showing the steps.
Now for some colourful free hand kolam or rangoli
Diwali free hand rangoli in a few steps
The image above shows how the basic floral design is formed in the free hand rangoli at
the top. This initial stage can be used as a rangoli by itself, however the final image after
completion and addition of colours gives a totally different appearance to this design.
White rangoli for colouring - kids activity
The next one is a white rangoli of what is a colourful rangoli after completion. s. It is one of the most
popular rangoli designs in this collection. The central floral design radiating from the petal edges into
more floral petals and borders. The design can be filled with colours while the gaps between the lines
in the border can be filled with colourful lines with one or more colours. . Compare the rangoli with
colours and the white rangoli to get an idea on how to fill the rangoli with colours
Colourful free hand rangoli with steps for Diwali.
This is a rangoli that has been shared earlier in Rangoli-sans-dots. I have added images to show the
steps. Though it appears to be simple the number of repeated steps involved are many and I show
many pictures to make drawing this rangoli easy.
This is a simple colourful rangoli for Diwali festival. At the centre as usual we have a floral design
that is surrounded by a circular pattern so that we can expand the design radially to maintain the
circular design ( all patterns in this rangoli including circles are hand drawn and hence any imperfection
may please be excused). Around the circle draw floral patterns in many layers - in this case purple,
brown, blue, red, white and green colours are used to expand the rangoli radially. The colours are
added as shown and where possible two shades are used. The outermost portion is decorated with a
simple border to get the image as shown above.
colourful rangoli designs on Diwali
This rangoli (above) is also a type of flower design at the centre and along the edge of each flower
motifs are drawn to get a free hand rangoli in the image above. Then finally the gaps are filled with
white, brown, red, light pink and blue lines to match the colours filled in the basic rangoli. The
remaining gaps are filled with colourful dots of different colours instead of filling up the entire area with
colour rangoli
A Diwali special rangoli design theme mandala
The rangoli at thebottom is a (black ) and white versions of the colourful design on the left.
This free hand rangoli design above that is a mandala. A rangoli is erased and the mixture of all the
colours form a purple hue. I have used that to form an annular pattern with some patterns on it made
with the forefinger. ( I have stated many times and have also shared my opinion on various websites
that I find it very painful to erase a rangoli because of the time and effort we have to put in - but we
have no choice given the ephemeral nature of this art.). These two designs are also suitable for those
looking for some new kolam designs for Margazhi.
The area inside the purple ring is filled with patterns, curved lines and petals and filled with green white
and orange colours so it can be drawn for Independence Day also. The outside is decorated as
shown and finally the star shaped patterns with white colour are formed to complete the mandala, a
circular design. A beautiful idea for a Diwali rangoli design
New and special designs for Diwali with stencil rangoli combination
How to combine rangoli stencil and free hand rangoli design a Diwali decoration ideas
Sprinkle colour rangoli to one half of the stencil and then white or any other matching
colour to the other half. It can be done horizontally or vertically. Then the stencil is
removed and the outer design should be drawn using the two colours used for the central
rangoli to get symmetry in colouring. The result, the rangoli in the photo or pic below
The next rangoli shown above has also been drawn using the same method as that of the
second one. Apply two different rangoli powders to each half. Draw a free hand patterns
around it and finally fill them with the same colours applied to the stencil at the centre. As
far as possible choose the free hand designs to match those in the stencil so that there is
congruity in the resulting rangoli design. The first photo shows how to different colours
are applied to two halves of the stencil. The second photo shows the stencil being
removed to get the rangoli stencil below. The third and fourth pictures show the free
hand designs being drawn around the stencil to get the final output at the top.
Using a rangoli stencil to draw some designs with a single or different colour combinations
is one method of drawing rangolis. From the images above what I have tried to convey is
to try something different and so have done a combination of free hand rangoli and
stencil. It is possible to have more variations also and that will be tried in Rangoli-sans-
dots.
This rangoli is a combination of three types. First the previous rangoli of the previous
post was erased and the powder rearranged to form the central design with purple hue.
Then using a rangoli stencil a design is got using only white rangoli powder. Only the
centre of the stencil is used. The pattern is clearly visible against the purple colour. Then
rangoli powder is used to draw borders outside the design. First a line along the
circumference then with small spiral patterns. The gap between these two has a number
of dots. A new type of special rangoli design indeed! We can also add some patterns in
the background using a cotton bud. I have drawn some lines along the border.
Simple rangoli with stencil combinations - Diwali special more ideas
It is common to see entire rangoli with a rangoli stencil. I wanted to try something different. So the first
design above the central floral design is drawn with a stencil. Place the stencil on the floor and using
colourful powder draw only the pattern at the centre. Remove the stencil. Now the rangoli depends upon
your imagination. In the next layer along the periphery of the leaves in green I have added many flower
designs with three petals - eight to be exact - Then a border with two lines drawn separately - not the two
parallel lines I usually draw simultaneously - is drawn. Decorate the border with circles and numerous
straight lines as shown. The base of the eight floral designs is also filled with a pattern from the stencil
(the one in dark pink colour). Here it is a combination of a stencil and free hand design.The designs
chosen for free hand should match the central design with rangoli stencil.In the this image instead of using
the complete stencil, only the central portion has been used and the rangoli expanded as usual. on the
periphery of the central stencil design with floral motifis and later with some borders.. The designs chosen
for free hand should match the central design with rangoli stencil.
While rangoli can be drawn with a stencil and that is quite usual, it is also possible to
combine a rangoli stencil with a free hand rangoli design as in the earlier design..
The photo above shows one of the simplest methods of doing it. From the rangoli
stencil get the design at the centre. Around it draw free hand designs as shown.
This is a white rangoli and stencil combination. It is possible to have more colourful
combination, with the stencil and the rangoli design with same or different colours.
Also it possible to have stencil designs around a rangoli.
This rangoli image has been drawn differently, with the stencil at the centre
coloured using two different colours. Then the central rangoli has been expanded
to get the final freehand rangoli as seen in the picture. This is just a different
method of drawing using a rangoli stencil that I tried.
Simple floral rangoli

The next rangoli with circles or circular patterns. The design below obviously has circle at
the centre and circles around it. It will be quite attractive in black and white and even
more attractive when filled with a few colours. The first image shows the rangoli in three
stages for the benefit of those who need it.
Another version of a floral rangoli design some what similar to the rangoli above
Rangoli-sans-dots literally means, rangoli without dots ( I have been posting designs with
dots and without dots in various categories like free hand designs, designs with 4 to 15
dots and also arts , crafts festival celebrations and decoration ideas ). This special
collection of rangoli designs for learning. . Hence the design below , the first two steps
are some what easy. The third step grows from the second and is the case with most
free hand designs it is drawn spontaneously without much preparation and so watching the
third image and drawing it may be helpful.
The image above is yet another floral rangoli design , a simple one for learning for the ensuing festival
season in India including the English New Year, the Tamil harvest festival Pongal and Makara
Sankranti. It can also be stopped at an intermediate stage.
simple kolam with deepam designs
The rangoli in the image above is a very simple swastik and diya (or deepam)
combination. Draw the four lines at the centre so that they intersect as shown. Expand
the arms to get two swastik patterns the second one inclined to the first. Draw simple
diyas at the end of each arm. Fill the gaps with simple patterns as shown. Two photos
showing stages in the rangoli - above
Swastik and diya are widely used in rangoli design. This one can be categorised as a
simple rangoli and hence has been included here also. Draw the the pair of swastiks,
extend the arms further, add simple diya (or deepam) designs to get the final rangoli.
The rangoli can be decorated between the diyas or between the arms with simple motifs.
Another simple rangoli in this series of basic rangoli designs for learning. Draw the three
intersecting lines meeting at a point ( geometry ! ) and draw the floral petals as shown in
the first image. The lines as a result look like mid-ribs of the leaf ( botany ! ). It is
better to add some patterns between the leaves to improve the rangoli. So I have added
some common motifs that are usually used in free hand rangoli designs as shown in the
second part of the photo.
The second rangoli in this seris - Draw the triangle and three segments around the three
edges. The gaps between the circular patterns are further decorated as shown and the
area inside the circular segments decorated with lines and dots. A simple rangoli but
beautiful. Inside the triangle we can add any pattern should further improve the
appearance of the rangoli
Rangoli and nature and from nature
I think that we have to imitate nature for our rangoli designs. Colourful flowers are
definitely the most sought for the patterns in free hand. The flower above is a free hand
design. The basic design has seven petals. The flower is expanded by another three
layers to make it a four layered flower. Of course, layers of petals or any other motif can
be added to this rangoli. I have used different colours for each layer of petal. This is
usually not found in nature but when we draw rangolis we should be given the liberty of
deviating from the norm. The same rangoli has white dots placed along the periphery of
each layer of petals and the outermost petals have white lines and dots placed to give the
design a totally different look. One needs some patience to do it but at the end we will
get a beautiful (!) rangoli. A multi-colour (!) flower with multiple layers(!). Rangoli is
kolam in Tamil, muggu in Telugu, rangoli in Kannada, rangavalli in Telugu .......There
may have been differences in the method of drawing these designs in different parts of
India. What matters is they are all a feast to the eyes. Flower rangoli designs are used a
lot in free hand and rangoli with dots. Usually a floral rangoli is divided into eight parts
with eight petals, some how this turned up with seven!
Rangoli with circular design
The next rangoli is a beautiful design inspired by circular or wheel patterns. Draw the long
triangles around the circles. At the base of the triangle add the patterns as shown.
Finally draw the curved lines in the opposite direction. . Adding white lines after filling
the colours gives a totally different effect to the rangoli.
The same rangoli in the previous stage.. A beautiful and symmetrical rangoli that
resembles a wheel. Draw the central triangular patterns coloured in pink and grey. On
the arms draw floral patterns and leaf designs above them. It is as if the leaf is
protecting the floral designs. Add some simple curved lines with white rangoli powder.
While the leaves appear to be anti-clockwise the white patterns are clockwise to give a
unique effect to the rangoli. Suitable as a simple rangoli for Diwali.
Many simple and colourful rangoli for Diwali Navratri festivals
This rangoli - can be made simpler by stopping it at an intermediate stage.
The rangoli above is another floral design with a circular pattern at the centre surrounded
by petals as shown. Around the rangoli a simple border is drawn upon which more flower
petals are drawn. The rangoli is filled with colours - all patterns and gaps are filled. Some
patterns are added at the centre in red to get the final image. It is an augmented
version of the previous rangoli shown in the photo above. Consequently, the gamut of
possibilities is infinite for rangoli designs.
The rangoli below is a beautiful floral design. First draw the a circle at the
centre.Decorate with floral designs of three petals each on eight sides. Then add a simple
rangoli border along the periphery of the flowers. Again above this border draw eight
more floral patterns with three petals. Draw another simple single line rangoli border
around this rangoli. Colour the rangoli with bright orange and other colours as shown. I
have tried different colours for the flower designs in the inner circle and the outer circle.
Fill the remaining gaps with green colour. Fill the centre of the rangoli with grey or any
other hue. Draw some simple designs inside as shown to complete the rangoli. In case you
want to draw this rangoli two images showing the intermediate steps before filling up the
colours is shown above
How to draw the rangoli shown above? This is a floral free hand rangoli with a flower at
the centre and flowers decorating the eight petals of the flower and completing it with
some creeper or leaf like patterns. The image above shows the completed rangoli after
colours are applied. In this the basic floral pattern at the centre is drawn and along the
petal edges the design is expanded with more petals and floral designs to get the rangoli.
Further decorations are done with creeper like borders and the rangoli after filling with
colours is as in the image shown above. Another very simple free hand rangoli with very
few colours (on the right in this rangoli the central square pattern drawn first and
obviously, decorate the four sides of the squares with designs of our choice. Then the
gaps are filled with plain floral patterns. Finally the central square filled with green rangoli
powder is decorated with white rangoli powder by drawing some free hand designs.
Simple but attractive.Two stages of the rangoli have been added - they show some
intermediate steps
Colourful designs are sought after for some festivals and so these can be useful if you are
looking for colourful kolam for Margazhi , colourful muggulu for Pongal or Diwali rangoli
The rangoli has a geometric pattern at the base i.e hexagon surrounded on the six sides
by patterns of our choice and the gaps filled with some simple spiral patterns resulting in
the in the second image. After filling with colours it looks more attractive.
Two images showing the intermediate stages of the rangoli
The rangoli above has a pink floral design at the centre with many thin petals surrounded
by a border along the contour of the flower filled with green colour. On four sides purple
petals representing a part of a flower are drawn and they are surrounded by a pair of
simple patterns as shown. After filling with colours the rangoli is further decorated with
white rangoli powder as shown.
The two images below show how the free hand rangoli drawn in the above design
progresses. The first image shows the circle at the centre with floral petal patterns on all
four sides. The second image shows the rangoli nearing completion.
Thamarai kolam basic design for learning

It also possible to draw simple lotus designs in kolam. One such version is shown below.
Draw a star design at the centre using two inverted triangles. Draw six lotus patterns
around the star as shown. Though it is simple it would be quite beautiful when
completed.
More rangoli designs using straight lines
It is possible to draw rangoli designs with some straight lines, circles and other geometric
patters like triangles. One such design is shown above. The step by step method for
drawing the rangoli drawn above has not been added because this quite a simple and easy
rangoli. However two versions of this design are shown above. this rangoli has been
decorated with colours and some patterns inside and outside to get the final design. First
draw four parallel lines and then draw four parallel lines perpendicular to those drawn
first. Then join them as shown to get our rangoli. Simple geometry and symmetry.
However viewing the video will give an idea as to how this free hand rangoli can be drawn
and it is available on my YouTube channel.
The rangoli can be left

plain as shown in
design below. The
final rangoli results
from addition of
colourful lines parallel
to the existing straight
lines and the curved
border designs as shown. One more difference between
the black and white design below and the colourful one
above is the addition of dots around the spiral patterns. The combinations that can be got
from a basic design are infinite. You can also choose your own combination of designs at
the centre - it could be circles or small stars or floral petals.
This is another stage of the plain rangoli and can also be used as a simple rangoli design
with straight lines parallel and intersecting. Quite an easy rangoli. Here again after
drawing the lines one can choose any pattern in the centre ( remember playing tic tac toe
!). We can choose any pattern on the outside too.
The scene outside the window of a fast moving train is very familiar to all of us. We
have seen different types of colourful birds sitting on the electric lines or flying around
above the fields. The rangoli above is an inspiration drawn from the birds. Since this is a
rangoli design I have chosen some symmetric pattern - a number of pink colour petals and
have drawn a bird sitting on each petal !. Of course the three stages of the rangoli are
also given for the benefit of those who want to practise.
While a bird rangoli with is a rangoli in the actual sense when it is colourful this rangoli
represents a bird flying. However I have stopped before filling the colours after adding
some patterns in the wings and tail. Comparing both these designs will give us an idea
on the effect of colours. Plain and white rangoli designs are also beautiful in their own
way. As in the case of many design two intermediate steps are also shown.
The next kolam is a simple bird design drawn free hand. I have emphasised many times in the past
that rangoli or kolam gives a lot of scope for imagination and the beauty of this art is the simplicity and
hence exact depiction of birds or flowers is not the rule. Just have poets have licence to err
grammatically and there is also what is called historical licence so also there has be an artistic licence
in the case of kolam! (says my family ! ). So here is it is representation of a bird through a simple
kolam. Start with the tail first drawing the two spirals . Add curlicues to improve the beauty of the
tail. Add the third spiral and corresponding curlicues. Draw the body of the bird, add the beak and
crown. If required a few colours can be added. Though birds need addition of colours I have left this
kolam plain for a change. The two images below are taken from my video and show two stages of this
simple design.
Different birds rangoli or kolam for Diwali
Probably one of the most beautiful and colourful birds is the bird of paradise. ( My husband says he
discovered(?) it when reading a Willard Price adventure book as a school going boy. Without
internet access children reading books were left to imagine how beautiful a bird is and relied solely on
the description given by the author. This rangoli below is inspired by the Wilson's bird of paradise,
particularly the tail but honestly it is a poor imitation of the bird's beauty or colour. Two intermediate
stages in black and white. This rangoli has been drawn free hand for Diwali
Holidays ( summer or Navaratri or Christmas holidays - these are times when school going children
have their holidays in Tamil Nadu ) are a wonderful time for kids to learn a new art and kolam should
be accorded importance. So another set of kolam designs for beginners and children . The videos
for some of these kolam are available in my YouTube channel Rangolisansdots under the category -
Basic rangoli for learning.
The rangoli image on the top I have drawn in Rangoli-sans-dots for Varalakshmi Vratham. A simple
free hand design with similar motifs on four sides with four more between them. Start with a spiral
pattern at the centre surrounded by four more on four sides. Expand the rangoli from here with three
curved lines and around them draw the wing like design!
More small floral rangoli designs
Two intermediate steps for the simple kolam in the image above.
The next kolam as the picture shows is a very simple rangoli with star design. Star, swastik and floral
designs are used to start a rangoli and we usually proceed from there according to our imagination.
First draw a star using two inverted triangles. Then from the edges of the triangles draw six curved
extensions connecting one edge to the other to obtain the final image. A design that is regularly drawn
at entrances and in puja mantaps because it is very simple. The central pattern can be anything, a
spiral, another small star. Though it appears to be a very simple design the curved lines make the
rangoli design very beautiful.
The kolam above, is also a simple kolam. As usual as in most free hand rangolis, draw the central
pattern and then draw the curved arms of different lengths between the petals and then add the
finishing touches. In this rangoli I have added three arms but it will be al right to have even two. The
more the number of arms the more intricate it becomes. I have left it plain as in the image above.
Colours can also be added. Two pictures showing the intermediate stages are below the kolam.
As discussed already for free hand kolam or rangoli designs sky is the limit for our imagination. So
we can expand the rangoli so long as there is space for drawing the design. The rangoli shows one
more step to expand the previous rangoli by decorating with floral petals or leaf patterns.
A white and plain kolam
This plain and white rangoli is the latest addition to this

category. A (beautiful ) free hand floral design with five petal (instead of the usual four or eight petal
designs ) with creepers or tendrils growing between the petals with more motifs or patterns on the
periphery for decoration. Two intermediate stages are shown from a similar rangoli design.
Some portions of the border can also be decorated as shown in the kolam below
The kolamabove is a simple floral design with motifs of my choice. The central floral design is drawn
and petals of different shapes are used in red, green and pink colours to expand the kolam The gaps
between the petals are filled with free hand designs as shown. The entire kolam is filled with colours
and further decorated with simple straight lines, white in colour and dots to get an entirely different
effect on the rangoli and as usual two images with steps.
How to make easy rangoli designs for Diwali

Rangolisansdots has quite a few rangoli with dots and sans dots designs from the simple to the difficult
that can be drawn for festivals like Diwali (Deepavali as we call it here ), However for those who wish
to learn and display a rangoli and find it difficult to make a rangoli with lines the rangoli shown in the
following steps may be useful
Place a pinch of rangoli and gently tap it to get a circle as shown in the first image. Then place rangoli
( powder ) around this circle. I have chosen two colours pink and yellow is such a way as to get
circles of decreasing diameter and gently tap to get the circles as shown in the image two. Around
this design and in the gaps obtain smaller circlesof yellow and indigo to complete the design. We can
add dots or points on the circles with white or any other colour to enhance the rangoli. The result a
quick and simple rangoli in a few minutes is ready.
An example of drawing or making a free hand rangoli for Diwali

This is a free hand rangoli , a simple design shown through a few steps
This stage ( the third one ) shows the double line being drawn around the central floral design
The first and second stage of the rangoli
Now for some basic free hand rangoli ideas ( white rangoli ) without steps
The rangoli design on the right has eight floral petals drawn
around a central point. Curved line rangoli borders to match
the contour of the floral designs are drawn around the petal
edges to get the rangoli.
The next one is a different

type of floral or leaf
design. Between the
leaves an arm with legs is
extended to get a spiral
effect. It is a part of a bigger design but has been added here
due to the relevance
The rangoli design on the right - The steps are, first draw a star
and decorate it with floral patterns. Then add parallel lines to the
original single line rangoli to get this pattern. ( It is also possible
to draw rangolis with parallel lines drawn simultaneously).
The kolam image below shows the basic double line or

parallel line kolam design for drawing four petals. It can be
used on thresholds or entrances and for practising the basic
double line designs. Rangoli-sans-dots has some information
on how to draw lines with rangoli powder (kolam podi as it is
called in Tamil )
How can we learn kolam or rangoli designs
We can draw them by referring to books that are available or websites like Rangoli-sans-dots ! First
we should try simple designs and slowly develop our skills. It should noted that drawing in a note
book is easier than drawing the design with rangoli ( powder ) because co-ordination among the
index, middle fingers and thumb is needed in the case of the latter, while in the former the pen takes
care of every thing. However for practising any method can be followed
The design above is a very simple single line free hand rangoli and hence can be used on the
doorways. It is evident from the image that a flower like pattern decorated with petals inside and
curved lines outside.
The kolam below, another simple design using lines, resulting in some simple geometric shapes, with
some simple patterns around - the result a simple kolam that can be drawn at the entrance of our
house.
These designs are usually a part of a bigger rangoli. I have limited these to at this stage and
categorised them as simple rangolis. Such designs are available elsewhere in Rangoli-sans-dots.
Of course all the rangolis above ( we all know rang in rangoli means colour) can be made more
attractive with colours added.
The rangoli design above is one of central designs of a larger free hand version. I have limited it at this
stage so that it can used as an apartment kolam design. As is evident from the image it has four motifs
on the four sides and it left white and plain. Drawing curved lines comes with practice.
Colourful rangoli or vanna kolangal some simple designs
This part of this article on rangoli designs initially had only two rangoli. Over the weeks new
designs have been added or others drawn elsewhere in rangoli-sans-dots brought under this category
to make it more user friendly. The first rangoli below is a simple free hand type with spiral patterns as
the main theme. Draw the central design with four sides and above the edges draw spiral patterns.
Spiral designs are also drawn in the gaps on the periphery. A simple flower with four petals is drawn
at the centre. Colour the rangoli with various hues as shown. With white rangoli powder added some
simple patterns or lines to get the final design. Though the images above show a simple plain design
the image with colours added gives an attractive appearance to the rangoli. These rangoli can be
useful if you are looking for small easy free hand rangoli designs and medium size easy free hand
rangoli designs. They can also be categorised as kolam without dots as there are many free hand
kolam designs !
The rangoli above is very simple free hand design with a floral centre expanded along the petals with
some patterns. The flower is drawn by drawing elliptical shaped patterns around a centre ( similar to
an atom ! ). Fill the gaps with designs of your choice. In this case I haved added some v shaped
lines with a petal or leaf at the top because I thought that it would match with the central pattern.
Adding colours to the rangoli makes it more attractive. The second rangoli on the top left is also a
simple free hand type with spiral patterns as the main theme. Draw the central design with four sides
and above the edges draw spiral patterns. Spiral designs are also drawn in the gaps on the periphery.
A simple flower with four petals is drawn at the centre. Colour the rangoli with various hues as
shown. With white rangoli powder added some simple patterns or lines to get the final design.
Though the images above show a simple plain design the image with colours added gives an attractive
appearance to the rangoli. The two images in black and white show the steps to draw this very simple
rangoli without dots
Rangoli is also called kolam or muggulu or rangavalli .....

Muggulu for Navratri
Free hand simple colourful muggu
The rangoli design below has a central spiral design surrounded by spiral patterns. This is expanded
with floral petals and leaves on the edges of the petals. After applying colours inside and outside the
result we get is the simple but beautiful rangoli as in the image below. This design can also be
left without colour) plain rangoli as designs for practising colouring i or as an activity to fill up colours.
Comparing one with other will help us realise what difference colours can make to a rangoli. For
those who may wonder why one should leave a muggu plain without colours, in Tamil Nadu there is a
tradition of drawing rangoli ( kolam as it is called here ) daily in the morning, usually at day break.
Many draw them in the evening too.
This is quite a simple mugguli design, the addition of so many colours have made it unique and
beautiful. ( This is the view of some of the viewers in social media ). Two steps for this rather quick
and easy design are in the images below. I think they are self explanatory
The colourful muggu above in the plain and white muggu stage that may be useful for colouring activity
for kids. Compare both the images for adding colours or add them according to (y)our imagination.
The plain muggu without colours for drawing for adding colours after comparing with the colourful
image.
Colourful rangoli stickers in various sizes and designs are now available.
However, the satisfaction one gets by drawing rangolis routinely or for special occasions like festivals,
marriages...It is painful when I notice only stickers being used at the entrance and in all rooms instead
of the customary rangoli / kolam. Stickers should supplement this art but should not replace it. If time
is a constraint simplest designs at the entrance should suffice. That is the primary reason for providing
hundreds of simple designs in Rangolisansdots .
simple colourful muggu without dots
A simple muggu with floral motifs and other designs. The effect
of filling up the rangoli design with (used) rangoli powder gives it
a more attractive look. How to draw it? First draw the flower design at the centre. Arount the flower
add patterns as shown in the image. Expand the muggu further with petals of various sizes. Finally
enclose the design in a simple border with straight lines with some patterns added on it. Add colours
the petals and other designs with colours of your choice. Fill the remaining gaps with rangoli powder.
If this is not enough, decorate the design with white rangoli on the outside and in the central floral
design and around it on the green back ground. What we get is a really attractive muggu
colourful chukkala leni muggulu / rangoli for Diwali - a simple idea
The white rangoli on the left can be compared to get an idea how just adding a few colours totally
changes the outlook of the muggu. Having said this white rangoli have their own beauty ( Hope my
statements are not contradictory or confusing ! ). I have also added it here so that it can be useful for
colouring activity.
The design in the image above is a spontaneous design. All free hand rangoli are usually drawn
spontaneously and may change as one draws it. The ideas in the mind as they occur pan out into a
design on the floor. Coming to the rangoli / muggu above, draw the central simple pattern at the
centre and on four sides at right angles draw the patterns as shown. Between any two draw the
pattern in green and yellow combination. Finally decorate the design with floral petal like motifs to
complete the rangoli. Of course we can expand it further if required. The yellow - green and the
blue -pink combinations enhance the appearance of the design. The black and white images give an
idea about the steps involved in this simple yet awesome design.
Free hand rangoli without steps with colours
These rangoli designs may be useful if we are looking for small designs for Navratri , Diwali or New
Year
The free hand rangoli in the series of colourful simple free hand rangoli designs without . An
improved version of the same rangoli is also available below. It is a free hand kolam design as like
many rangolis in this post. The blue and yellow combination for the central diya pattern and the green
and orange combination for the leaf/petal design on the top adds to the attractiveness of the rangoli.
. This is also a very simple floral free hand rangoli and is an improvement of the previous one. Draw
the basic design with white rangoli powder. Draw petals as shown, an eight petal flower. Around this
flower draw the outline twice. Fill the design with petals with two colours, blue and red in this case. I
think we can take the liberty of filling the colours we like without any restrictions. Hence the petals
are of different colours in this rangoli. Fill the two outer borders with red and then pink. I have drawn
some arrow shaped designs along the border. We can add leaves or any other designs on these
arrows. I have not done so, for a change. Finally decorate with simple patterns on the petals and on
the border with white rangoli powder. . ( Where do I draw these is the million dollar question on the
minds of my friends and relatives when they give their feedback. I find that there are many clues in the
images themselves.)
The rangoli on the top is a simple free hand kolam or rangoli with many petals. It is quite simple and
easy to draw this design. Add a few colours along the lines of the rangoli without filling up the entire
rangoli to finish it in no time. Such designs can be used regularly since they are not time consuming.
Simple patterns can be added between the petals they may be just some patterns or leaves, tendrils or
anything related to petals to improve the rangoli design.
The rangoli design next ( above this design ) is a simple but beautiful floral design that can be drawn in
a very short time. Draw the basic design with intersecting lines. From there draw simple petals and
draw bigger petals above these petals. On the edge of the bigger petals draw some floral motifs. Also
fill the gaps between with flower or any other design of your choice. Apply colours to the muggu by
drawing colourful lines parallel to the design drawn with white rangoli (powder ). Add some simple
white dots around to decorate further. White rangoli can also be used to decorated the areas filled
with colours. The final result is the image shown above.
The rangoli on the top has a floral design at the centre with four petals. The flower further decorated
with a simple motif on the top each petal. Then the gaps between the petals are filled with leaf
patterns. The rangoli is first drawn in white (using rangoli powder) then the colours are added to the
flowers and to the motifs. The entire design can be filled with colours or just the inside of the lines can
be augmented with colourful lines.
The rangoli is also a simple floral design with decorations on all four sides and between the petals
with a simple border surrounding it. Fill up the gaps with any one colour of our choice. This has to be
done carefully and patiently to avoid colour spilling onto the already drawn design. However the
result will be very attractive.
Kolam or rangoli can also filled with very bright colours as shown in the free hand rangoli below.
Some may feel it is bright some may feel that it is too bright. Any way the pink and blue combination
at the centre, and the yellow and green combination outside makes it look different.
The next kolam design in this series above. It has four blue floral buds. First the rhombus at the
centre is drawn along the four edges the flower buds are drawn and between them the patterns shown
in the photo above. The plain white design is then decorated by filling various colours.
The rangoli below similar to a plain rangoli drawn earlier in Rangolisansdots - that was with parallel
lines. while this design has been drawn with a single line. The central design is expanded with arms
curved outwards to get the rangoli design. The ends of the arms are decorated with motifs that are
shaped like a bunch of grapes. Eight arms and eight bunches of fruits (not grapes because the colours
added are different) or flowers filled with suitable colours to get the rangoli in the image. This is
further enhanced with green colour lines drawn parallel in white rangoli powder. The entire design is
covered with a simple border with white and pink lines along the grapes (or flowers) and the rangoli is
complete.
The rangoli. Draw curved designs between the arms at the centre. Above these draw floral patterns
on the top. The area between the curved designs is filled with simple border like designs. Finally fill
with bright coloured lines to get the the image above. In both rangoli, the background can be filled
with a bright colour to complete the rangoli.
The rangoli below a simple lamp pattern. A simple design is drawn at the centre and at the edges
diyas are drawn free hand. The rangoli is filled with pink and green partitions at the centre. As usual
yellow and red colours are used for the diyas. The earthen lamp are coloured with purple colour for a
change instead of the usual brown.
The rangoli below obviously has a triangular pattern at the centre. Floral designs were added at the
edges but it seemed to be too simple. So I added three more designs at the centre of each side.
While the pattern at the edges have three lobes the one at the centre has two lobes. Finally colours
and a few leaf like designs are added to get this simple rangoli. Using just a triangle and making use of
the edges of the triangle and sides we can get a simple but meaningful (!) rangoli.
.The next rangoli design a free hand rangoli type with a simple pattern at the centre with four petal like
formations. Some floral motifs are drawn on the outside with curved lines between. Colourful lines
are added at the centre and on the floral designs and curved lines to complete this simple free hand
design. This may be suitable for first timers or learners of rangoli who are looking for simple designs.
The design on the top jas four (isosceles right angled triangles ! ) drawn as shown in the image below.
Petals are drawn around these triangles, eight of them. From the flower small flowers with three
petals are drawn around the central pattern. A simple border with a couple of dis-continuous curved
lines are drawn. I have used only pink colour for the design The border are decorated with white
and pink lines.
Another free hand rangoli with just two colours white and pink similar to the rangoli above It is quite
a simple design. Draw the central flower and add more petals between the petals as shown in the
image. On the outside (periphery) add more three petal floral designs. Only pink colour is added to
the plain design..
This rangoli is (as usual) free hand with colours. This called the "mango" type (motifs used in
designs - Paisley ) But my daughter disagrees. She says that the the four smaller patterns in red look
like sting rays! This only proves that we have to imitate nature. We can never beat nature. So
better, we join it. As they say if you can't beat them better to join them. It is very true in the case of
nature. To draw this muggu first the central floral portion should be drawn with four petals then the
design is expanded above the petals with the pattern with curved lines. The gaps between are filled
with "sting rays".The flower the centre has been filled with green colour. An additional pattern in
brown has been added to each petal. The outer pattern is filled with pink and blue lines to make it
bright and attractive. A simple rangoli.
simple cololourful kolam with simple designs that can be drawn for Navratri
kolu or Dasara
This rangoli /muggu image was taken at an odd angle by my daughter, probably that is why it looks
different. It is a complete floral rangoli with a flower at the centre decorated with floral petals the
whole design in a bigger flower. The flowers are filled with colours and the outer flower design is
filled with used rangoli powder saved by me. Some decorations on the edge of petals and at the
centre with white powder have been added after the colours were filled up. The result is the image
above.
Draw a circle surrounded by petals that are pink and purple in colour. Join the edges of the petals to
form another circle. On the circumference draw petals that are later filled with green orange and dark
pink colours. Finally draw the outermost floral pattern with number of petals matching those in the
flower inside. Fill the gaps with rangoli powder of your choice. Add white patterns at the edges of
the outer designs to complete the rangoli for the Navratri golu or kolu
The next rangoli design, a free hand type with a square centre, decorated with various designs on the
four sides surrounded by a floral border and lines and dots. Fill up the centre with different colours
and add some patterns with white colour. A simple but beautiful rangoli
Another simple rangoli design in the image below. Adding a few colours enhances the appearance of
the rangoli not that it is not attractive when it is left white and plain
simple rangoli with simple designs that can be drawn for Navratri kolu or Dasara
The rangoli is a simpe design with a floral design at the centre surrounded by six arms. Free hand
decorations at the edge of each arm with spiral designs and leaves are drawn to make it more
attractive. These are coloured with green, obviously. Flower and leaf combination are used quite a lot
in free hand designs. The ends of the arms are decorated with lines and dots. The colours are not
actually filled but drawn parallel to the existing design The blue line is drawn on the outside parallel to
the rangoli outer line. This needs to be done carefully so that both the lines do not touch. Finally
spiral patterns with a few dots are drawn inside the rangoli near the outer edge as shown. All these
enhance the beauty to what would have been an otherwise very basic design.
The muggu below, another free hand design. The central multi-petal design forms the base for this.
Decorated with simple patterns between the petals, adding the right colours and method (either filling
up or additional colourful lines ) results in this naturally symmetrical design. This is a colourful rangoli
of one drawn in one of the first posts showing how to make a rangoli ( or muggu)
The rangoli above is a very colourful rangoli using swastik as the base. Draw a swastik first and
another one overlapping the first one to get eight arms of two swastiks. Expand along the arms with
simple designs on each arm to draw the rangoli. Colour all the arms brown ( any colour can be used.
The designs at the top of the arms are filled with bright colours like orange, yellow and green. I have
used each colour for opposite arms. A single colour that matches with brown can also be used to get
the final design. Place some dots along the extended arms. The design can be stopped here or can
be further enhanced by filling the gaps with some motifs and drawing borders around the rangoli. The
options are infinite. Also the entire background can be filled with a suitable bright colour. Swastik is
regularly used in rangolis.
In this series of Kolam ( rangoli ) designs many are colourful ones and so another one in black and
white with its colourful companion so that we can compare the effect of adding colours on the kolam.
It is quite a simple one expanded from a few intersecting lines. Of course it will look more attractive
with colours and that is in ..... So what is the best kolam design for a festival or occasion. Kolam
means beauty so there is no design than can be termed as the best. All kolam designs are equally
good, one better than the other! The basic design at the centre decorated with spiral borders and
they in turn have mini petal or leaves as borders around. Finally an encompassing border matching the
contours formed due to the petals to add beauty to the kolam.
four lines kolam
I have tried a free hand version. First draw four straight lines (we can draw more or less lines
according to our convenience), Then draw four lines perpendicular to this set, again four more
perpendicular to the second set. Finally complete with the pattern with lines so that a small square is
formed at the centre. Using these straight lines form four petals from each set of lines such that they
face four different directions. Fill the square at the centre with pink colour. Choose the colours for the
design ( I have chosen yellow, blue, red and green) so that a colourful design symmetrical in pattern
and colours is formed. . When drawn plain it is a very simple and easy rangoli.
How to draw a double or two line rangoli / kolam designs

Rangoli flows between the index finger and middle finger, pushed by the thumb. - draw parallel lines
and the design grows with patterns formed.
Drawing rangoli / making double lines rangoli
This is the second example showing or teaching how a rangoli grows or expands from a basic design
The first design above is probably the simplest free hand rangoli one can draw with parallel lines. It
consists of four petals at right angles to each other.
The first rangoli has been expanded with two additional petals on all sides. The top of each petal
decorated with a simple double line pattern. Definitely , a design that can be drawn at doorways or in
puja rooms.
The third design below is formed by adding parallel line designs connecting all four sides of the
previous rangoli to get this design. Though it has more patterns than the previous one it is definitely
not more attractive in my opinon.
Hence the fourth rangoli with colours added with orange,yellow and green for the outer side and blue
and pink colours for the petals to get a complete rangoli. Notice the difference in appearance of the
third and fourth rangolis after adding colours. That is why colourful rangolis are more beautiful.
This is similar to the previous rangoli where I had drawn three rangolis starting from the basic rangoli
and expanded from it. It is easier to add colours to a parallel lines design. However care should be
taken that the colour lines do not interesect the white lines. ( I write with everybody in mind including
beginners, so I request you not to take offense when I discuss the basics). The rangoli / kolam can
be left plain or can be filled with a few colours to get a beautiful kolam but a simple one that we can
try for festivals like Pongal
Double line kolam are special kolam designs because drawing two separate lines
with kolapodi needs some practice, the method has been discussed here. Such
special rangoli can be drawn for special festivals that are associated with kolam
like Navratri , Diwali. A similar kolam with same central design is shown below
with a different colour combination. The beauty of this type of kolam is that
adding colours through colourful lines matching the contours of the lines gives a
such an effect that the kolam becomes very attractive by spending a few minutes.
The kolam above is one those that was regularly drawn by my mother. A very simple kolam that can
be drawn very quickly. It has petals on four sides and also in the gaps between any two of them. The
outer edge of each petal has some simple designs, symmetrical. Only two colours blue and brown
have been added to get this beautiful kolam.
Rangoli - double line double colour - Navratri and Diwali special

This is a rather difficult type of kolam and is quite uncommon because it is not easy.
While rangoli themselves are beautiful, rangoli drawn with parallel lines are even more beautiful.
Parallel lines in rangoli can be drawn in two ways - drawing them simultaneously or drawing them
separately. Drawing two lines separately so that they form parallel lines is simpler for smaller designs.
Drawing the rangoli lines in parallel - simultaneously can be used for smaller and bigger designs. If
you have been following Rangoli-sans-dots you would have observed that rangoli with parallel lines is
my weakness.
I have already explained how this is done. Just to have a recap - rangoli powder is taken
between the index and middle fingers. Using the thumb, the index and middle fingers allow
the rangoli powder to flow between the middle and index fingers ( one line ) and on the
outside of the thumb ( second parallel line ). The distance between the middle and index fingers
depends upon how comfortable we are with the process.
This post is based on a video in my YouTube Channel on how to draw parallel lines of two
different colours. The result is a rangoli with parallel lines of two different colours. If drawing
parallel lines in rangoli is (relatively) difficult, drawing two different colours is (relatively) more difficult.
There are a few rangoli designs that I have drawn using this method in Rangoli-sans-dots - some
sikku kolam, Hridaya kamalam and free hand designs.
Since the video on this subject is quite popular in my Channel - Rangolisansdots ( and I am
pleasantly surprised ) I thought of adding the method through a series of photos here.
For drawing double lines ( in this case I have not used straight lines ) of two different colours, once
we are comfortable with drawing double lines with a single colour and that is usually white, we can try
this. The most important factor is that we should not try to remember that we are drawing two
colours i.e we should try not be conscious of this fact as we may falter because we will be worried
whether the two colours will mix.
Choose two convenient colours - contrast is usually good or white and any other colour. I have used
yellow and orange so that the visibility is better in the images. Pick the first colour in this case yellow,
with your middle finger. Hold the rangoli powder with your thumb so that it does not fall. Now with
the other finger i.e the index finger pick the other colour i.e orange in this case in such a way that
yellow is close to the gap between the fore finger and middle finger and orange is a little away from
yellow. This is shown in the third image. Then hold both the colours with the thumb. Push the rangoli
powder as is done in the normal double line type - allow the yellow rangoli powder to flow between
the index finger and middle finger and push the orange colour with the thumb so that it falls on the
outside of the index or fore finger. The result two lines as shown in the photo at the top.
This method should be initially used for drawing simple designs with a few straight lines before we
venture into other designs. I have tried some rangoli using this method including the Hridaya
kamalam and a simple sikku kolam. Videos of these rangoli are on my channel
Rangolisansdots. Do try it and give your feed back in the form of comments. If you have difficulty
please follow the video "how to draw parallel lines in rangoli " from my channel. That may be helpful
in trying this variety of rangoli designs too.
Anyway please give your feedback.
This rangoli has been drawn using the above method i.e drawing parallel lines with two colours. .
Drawing a rangoli or kolam with parallel lines requires some practice. Drawing parallel lines with two
different colours requires more practice. What is important is picking the colours and allowing the
rangoli powder to flow through the fingers. Once it is achieved the lines as shown in the thumbnail
above can be drawn. The colour combination including yellow makes suitable for festivals like Basant
Panchami for which yellow is an important colour.
Using this unique technique, a rangoli with blue and yellow lines - in the image below. The result a
totally different type of rangoli. What I have tried is a very simple pattern. We can draw more
intricate patterns. What we need is patience and concentration so that we do not miss the order of
picking up the colours depending upon the pattern to be drawn.
Sankranthi muggulu / Diwali rangoli
Festivals like Sankranthi ( Pongal ) and Diwali demand different and new ideas and sometimes difficult
rangoli or muggu designs. The rangoli below has been drawn using the two lines two colour method .
We can try this type for important festivals to show off !
On the top a simple freehand rangoli with parallel lines but of two different colours for Margazhi
kolams. (Margazhi is still not over!). The lines have been drawn simultaneously, as we do in plain
rangolis with parallel lines but we have to use rangoli powder of two colours. It can be expanded with
designs using white rangoli powder also. Two images showing the stages in drawing this rangoli
Drawing a circular design to perfection is difficult and so may use a piece of chalk and a thread to
draw concentric circles of various radii that are filled with colours and designs to get the beautiful
designs that we see. I understand that traditionally five fingers are used to draw the designs.
However I try these designs following the traditional method of drawing kolam i.e using the index
finger and middle finger.
Smaller circles can be drawn by hand as shown in the images below and where we feel that circles are
not perfect we can fill with rangoli to make up for our errors in drawing a perfect circle ! As a result
the circle in image three ( in blue ) is better than the one in image one !
Rangoli designs - theme - mandala or circular patterns

The word mandala or mandalam(in Tamil ) has many meanings - a circle, a halo, a cycle of 40 or 48
days or the circumference of a circle. (There may be other meanings also). Since the theme is
primarily rangoli, let us confine our discussion to rangoli patterns or designs. I find that the terms
mandala or rangoli are freely used for rangoli designs in many countries outside India just as we use
rangoli or kolam in India. Since the word mandala is related to circle, let us have some circular
designs as theme in this post.
To draw a mandala type or circular designs - draw a small circle and around this circle draw a
number of concentric circles. Since these circles are hand drawn using three fingers and with rangoli (
powder ) our limitations in drawing a perfect circle will be seen. Alternatively we can mark the circles
using geometric aids or a piece of chalk tied to a thread by drawing a number of concentric circles
after holding one end of the string at what will be the centre of the circles. After drawing the circles
the route along the circles marked with pieces of chalk can be over written with rangoli. I prefer the
former method usually because I feel it gives a more naturalistic appearance to the rangoli.
After drawing the circles fill the central circle and the annular portions around it with patterns of your
choice. Care should be taken that the repeated patterns are as evenly placed as possible so that the
patterns appear to be spread out symmetrically.
Finally I have added four lotus patterns on the periphery on four sides and the result is the mandala
type rangoli seen in the final figure. We can add colours to the patterns if we want. The final image
some what resembles the Chakra type rangoli or kolam we use in some rangoli designs.
For bigger designs where more circles are required we can use a piece of chalk tied to a thread or use
circular objects of different diameters to get the concentric circles. While it is easy to draw circles by
both methods, care must be taken when using circular objects of different diameters to
get concentric circles. In the circular rangoli design below, I have used circular objects of different
diameters. After filling the colours draw the patterns. The small circular patterns on pink colour are
obtained by flattening the powder using the index finger.
The completed rangoli after drawing some free hand patterns outside.
Drawing a circular shaped rangoli for Diwali

This example shows how a free hand rangoli evolves from a basic design.
Another method of obtaining a circular shape in a rangoli is shown in the images below. Draw number
of intersecting lines in even number the more the lines the closer they are and easier it is to get a
circular shape.From these lines draw floral petals as shown in the second image. Finally fill the gaps
between the petals with simple patterns to get a near circular shape. Fill it with contrasting colours
blue orange yellow and pink and the result is a totally different colourful and beautiful mandala or
rangoli
circular type of rangoli using floral petals - different but simple for Diwali
Two intermediate stages of the rangoli one at the beginning and one when it is nearing completion.
The floral petal pattern at the centre can be drawn with 8 petals, 16 petals and 32 petals depending
upon the surrounding patterns we use. In this rangoli I have used thirty two petals at the centre. This
is done by drawing eight petals around a circle, then drawing eight more between any two petals
resulting in sixteen petals. Again draw 16 more petals between any two petals to get 32 petals. Such
thin lines are drawn for ezhai kolam designs in which we have patterns formed with ezhai like ( strand
of a thread of string ! ) lines.
An example of an ezhai kolam I drew at the entrance during Navratri
After a circular rangoli design

Semi circular rangoli using mehndi patterns
The design on the left is a semi circular pattern. Start from the centre with the spiral pattern. Draw
the leaf like designs. Next add the border along the leaves so that it forms a floral pattern. The small
creeper like designs are added and finally finished with a semi circle adorned with what we call mango
designs (something similar to Paisley design but very simple the degree of intricateness being very
less). Add some more lines and patterns to enhance the beauty. We can develop it further if
required. Two intermediate stages of this rangoli - below. This design can also be used if we are
looking for a different kolam design for Margazhi.
and a part of a circle ( or sector of a circle ) in a corner rangoli

design with sanskar bharthi style patterns
Corner rangoli designs can refer to sanskar bharti rangoli designs too that are drawn in the corner as
also rangoli border designs. In the image above, a sample of sanskar bharti rangoli that is part of a
circle. The advantage of these types is that once you fill the back ground with colours ( I do it the
traditional way only and do not use filters - so the difference may be seen ) we can fill the colourful
background with beautiful free hand designs in white colour.
Simple Sanskar Bharti rangoli for Diwali

A few ideas for simple Sanskar Bharathi rangoli designs for Diwali
Simple Sanskar Bharti rangoli designs drawn with traditional method of drawing kolam
Sanskar Bharti rangoli is another famous

type of rangoli that is quite popular in
Maharastra. In Tamil Nadu we draw the
rangoli and fill it with colours, in this type
we fill the colours to provide a background
or carpet first. One or more colours are
used. The rangoli is then drawn free hand
with white rangoli powder. Though it was
originally drawn only with fingers, now
accessories like tea filter to spread the
background and accessories to draw the
white rangoli are used. However I have
tried with hand filling the colours in the
background with fingers, the way we fill
colours for kolam or rangoli. First semi-
circular or circular patterns are drawn. I have tried semi-circular patterns and later will venture into
circular and square background patterns.
Draw a semi-circular lines with blue colours

to delineate the colours. Now fill the band
between the blue lined with blue colour and
the bottom with orange colour rangoli
powder. The back ground is ready and we
are free to draw free hand designs
according to our imagination. In the first
image I have drawn some simple patterns
with the orange region and then expanded it
to the blue region.
The second sanskar bharati design has a

semi circular carpet with rangoli powder of
red, pink and blue colours. From the
bottom start with a free hand lotus that is
decorated with spiral designs and lines and
dots to get an attractive rangoli
The third rangoli sanskar bharti type is an
improvement of the second as is evident
from the image. I have added some spiral,
curved and straight lines outside the carpet
to get an even more shall I say beautiful
sanskar bharti rangoli.
This series has semi-circular or half circle
type Sanskar Bharti type rangoli designs
Instead of the usual method of filling the
colours in the semi-circles using a tea filter (
the semi- circles or circles are drawn with a piece of chalk tied to a thread ) I have followed the
method I usually follow for filling colours with fingers. The picture below demonstrates it.
Mandala type free hand rangoli
A free hand rangoli with arms radiating from the centre resulting in a near circular shape and hence a
mandala design !.. Draw a circle at the centre from that draw curved arms radiating from the circle. I
have drawn eight arms. Enhance the image with more curved arms encircling the rangoli. Fill the
outside with grey rangoli . The inner arms are filled with red and light green colours as shown. Four
arms have a major portion filled with red and the other four have a major portion filled with green.
Finish the rangoli by adding more patterns with white kolam powder.
Square pattern at centre in rangoli

After the simple geometric patterns including, circule, semi circule square centre is also commonly
used in rangoli.
The next two rangoli designs have a square pattern at the centre filled with colours. Some free hand
designs are added inside the square and the four sides are decorated with more free hand patterns.
The difference between the two is that in the first rangoli only white has been used white in the other
pink and green have been used but I feel the one with patterns in white is more attractive !
A simple beautiful rangoli steps included
Flower kolam without dots with leaves
Many kolam in Rangoli-sans-dots are drawn without any preparation. Very few finishing touches are
given. All are of the 'no frills' type. The idea is to get an image as one would when she/he draws on
the floor.I felt that this method would ensure that the images uploaded are congruous with or closer
to to our real life. Above, one more rangoli for the upcoming festival season, a combination of petals
and leaves. As stated elsewhere, we have to borrow a lot from nature for our rangoli designs -
flowers, leaves, birds are usually used for our designs. Draw the flower design at the centre with seven
petal. From each petal draw leaves extending outward with three smaller leaves extending inward.
All the leaves are interconnected with simple patterns in blue. The flower is filled with pink colour and
leaves, obviously, green. Some simple patterns at the centre and circles around the circumference
complete the rangoli. The gaps that are seen can also be filled with a bright colour.. We can also
decorate the periphery with designs using white rangoli powder. or with any other colour/colours to
suit this design. The options are many.
In this series of rangoli with petals and leaves in the theme - nature, yet another free hand rangoli
designs joins this group. The rangoli design below, I mean. Draw the rhombus shape at the centre ( if
start with some simple geometric patterns we should not have a starting problem !). Decorate the four
edges with three petal flowers. Between the flowers the leaves grow out on either side. The leaves
are coloured green and all the pink designs are floral petals!. Complete the design with a border in
pink and white as shown with the lines matching the contours of the designs. The gaps can also be
filled up with a suitable colour to get a more awesome rangoli design. Some patterns are added at the
centre in orange.
Rangoli design free hand floral pattern
This rangoli design a very colourful and hence beautiful free hand design that has been added for joyfully
celebrated festivals like Navratri and Diwali. It is a kolam design with flowers as a theme and obviously flowers
have to be very colourful. However I have taken the liberty of adding different colours to the petals. From the
image, the central floral rangoli with pink and green petals is surrounded by another flower with orange petals. The
outer side is decorated with petal or leaf like designs decorated with spiral patterns and colourful lines on the top.
Between these two is a simple border with a mixture of orange , pink and purple colours to get the colour that is
somewhat close to purple. A colourful free hand rangoli design with floral petals.
Paisely motif in rangoli / kolam - theme butterflies
Paisley designs are one of the most sought after patterns. Not surprising that I have used a few so
far in Rangoli-sans-dots. It is called mango design in Tamil as it resembles a mango hanging from a
tree. Paisley patterns are used in sarees , curtains, jewellery ( mango necklace is quite popular in
Tamil Nadu ) and of course rangoli or kolam designs. It is called mango design in Tamil . While
rangoli or kolam themselves are considered auspicious (rangoli are drawn daily in some parts of India
at the entrance to welcome guests, to improve the ambience, colourful rangoli decorate the house on
special occasions ) certain patterns that are part of a rangoli are also considered favourable or bright
and paisley designs, mango leaf
lotus are among them. So this series of rangoli will focus on the use of paisley designs in rangoli ( and
not jewellery at least not at present because a post on how to make artificial jewellery is long over due
).
The first rangoli (free hand design ) is a simple example of how butterflies can be drawn using paisley
motifs. (Please note that when you use rangoli powder with your fingers you can achieve perfection
as possible by us humans ). Draw the eight paisley designs on four sides with a pair of designs
forming one set of wings. Since the thorax is already there formed due to the intersection of the
paisley patterns add the head and the antennae. The area at the centre is filled with colour and some
floral patterns (after all butterflies and flowers have a symbiotic relationship ). Fill the colours of the
wings as you wish. Nature has taken the liberty of giving beautiful and variety of colours to butterflies
with so many different patterns on the wings. So we can also take some liberty and add colours to
the butterfly design.
Why do we draw rangoli using just white rangoli (powder )
Rangoli use colours to draw lines or patterns and for filling up . But some in Rangoli-sans-dots are
drawn with white rangoli powder only. This is because, while we can use those with colours (!) for
special occasions, the white ones can be used as customary rangoli.
Obviously, the time taken for colourful patterns to be drawn in more and hence invariably can be
done on holidays for festivals. Of course, our spirits are also high on these days and hence we are
willing to strain ourselves more. Also there is a tradition of drawing kolam in Tamil Nadu daily for
which white or plain rangoli designs without colour are used.
What do you do use to decorate a plain or white rangoli ?

Plain rangolis can be filled with colours like a colourful rangoli, or decorated with just one additional
colour as in a rangoli for Diwali. Of course for Diwali season they can be decorated with diyas inside
the rangoli, around it or decorated with flowers .. the options are many. Only our imagination is the
limit.
. How to draw rangoli with rice flour or commercial rangoli (powder )

The powder or flour is taken in the right hand and using the thumb and index finger the powder is
sprinkled gently to form lines. With practice, straight lines, curved lines, patterns and motifs can be
drawn
.Though there are different ways of drawing a rangoli using kolam podi ( or rangoli powder) is the
method followed now. Also we can mix rice flour with rangoli powder Change the ratio according
to your convenience Use the thumb, index finger and allow the powder to flow between the thumb
and forefinger to get a line. It comes with practice.
Rangoli-sans-dots so far - round up and updates

Many topics have been covered so far, (some have been updated, re-organised) the idea is to make
Rangoli-sans-dots as user friendly as possible and to cater to different interests..
Initially, kolam with parallel lines ( my forte or weakness ) simple ones with white rangoli powder
were drawn in a few posts. Popular among them is Rangoli -parallel lines. Kolam with parallel lines
drawn using rangoli powder and making use of the thumb, fore finger and index finger while drawing
the kolam, to get the double line design as it also called.
By what ever name it is called a rose smells sweet similarly rangoli goes under the names, kolam
muggulu, rangavalli, alpona and many other names. Some designs have been categorised
under muggulu
Mehndi rangoli design and Sanskar Bharti rangoli are two important types of rangoli. Mehndi rangoli
design involves drawing designs that are very similar to henna or mehndi designs however on a floor
with rangoli . Sanskar Bharti rangoli are drawn on the floor with free hand designs with white rangoli
powder drawn on a background created by sprinking rangoli . Some articles are devoted to them.
Kolam making is an important part of many a festival celebration. Navratri and Diwali are among
them. Almost all designs drawn so far under various categories have been free hand designs with a
few kolam with dots. However more kolam with dots designs are planned for the future.
Of the many posts for Navratri kolam and Deepavali kolam, Diwali rangoli - theme diya ( For Diwali
and Karthigai, both being festivals of lights in their own way, importance is given to diya or deepam
designs ) and Navratri festival are a few.
Apart from these there are many free hand designs, simple and colourful
Where there is a tradition of drawing kolam daily, the need for newer and different designs is more.
So some have been placed under apartment kolam and daily rangoli. They are all simple with or
without dots and plain and white designs.
Apart from these there are many more designs and categories in Rangolis sans dots. They are simple
sikku kolam designs, rangoli or kolam borders, small rangoli or easy rangoli for beginners and quite a
few plain and white rangoli designs that can be used for colouring activities.
Where to go next for small rangoli / kolam
easy rangoli for beginners
There is a collection of rangoli / kolam videos from my YouTube channel
Rangolisansdots. These rangoli designs are using 4 to 9 dots patterns.
There are 30 plus videos and the view time is about 60 minutes. The link
is 30 simple kolam designs
A collection of 30 ++ best rangoli designs without dots videos is at simple

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10 comments:
Sweta Kulkarni 19 November 2013 at 11:34

I liked your rangolis which are very simple and easy to learn for beginners. Thank you.
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Sudha Balaji 19 November 2013 at 20:23

Thank you Sweta. Recently, I have been creating rangoli designs (both free
hand and with dots ) that are simple and easy, I would like to share ( let me
not use the word teach ) in Rangoli-sans-dots.
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Anonymous 6 January 2014 at 16:50

I liked all your rangolis. I dont know to draw parallel line rangolis.In spite of trying so
many times i dont to draw parallel line rangolis of straight and curve type. Can you help
me to draw parallel line rangoli using rangoli powder.
me to draw parallel line rangoli using rangoli powder.
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Harathi Poluru 16 March 2014 at 22:15

thanks a lot...u designs helped me to learn very easily....so glad to u
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Sudha Balaji 17 March 2014 at 06:58

+Harathi Poluru Thanks there are many basic rangoli designs in Rangoli-sans-
dots that may be useful
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Harathi Poluru 16 March 2014 at 22:15

thanks a lot....ur desing's helped me in learning...so glad to u :)
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aparnasekhar 27 September 2015 at 21:20

I am glad to have come across your beautiful and simple designs thanks a lot. I with you
will continue with newer designs for the upcoming festivals.
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Sudha Balaji 29 September 2015 at 08:20

Thank you. Hope you have visited my kolam video channel on YouTube too
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Vaishali 9 November 2015 at 16:05
Its very nice explanation for drawing rangoli, very helpful & beautiful. I will show this to
my daughter also to learn these simple & attractive patterns. Thanks a lot, Sudha!!!
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Sudha Balaji 9 November 2015 at 17:40

Welcome Vaishali. Hope you have visited my YouTube Channel on rangoli too.
Please do and leave your feed back. thank you
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Rangolisansdots - is primarily a collection of rangoli / kolam drawn following the traditional method.
We are fascinated by the colours, patterns, designs, symmetry and geometry in nature. The beautiful flowers, the symmetry in the arrangement
of leaves, stripes and spots on animals, colourful birds are some examples. We naturally try to imitate nature in our own humble ways. All
countries, cultures have their customs, traditions and hobbies that bring out colourful designs and patterns. They all have contributed to a
wonderful collage of designs. All countries big and small, cultures past and present by their contribution to this beautiful collage of arts have made
our world a more beautiful place to live in. One of the elements of this collage is Rangoli or kolam in Tamil, also called Rangavalli or Muggulu in
Telugu , alpona... This art has different names in various states of India. However the beauty remains the same ( a rose by another name smells as
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