The month of margazhi mid dec is a gala time for all kolam lovers in the cities and villages. Jan 01, 2017 easy rangoli designs, simple kolam, muggulu designs. Pongal is celebrated in tamil nadu and is a form of harvest festival which goes on for four days. On the first of this month falls the main pongalfestival. Sankranti rangoli designs, pongal kolam, simple rangoli. Kolam competitions are held, and kolam patterns distributed in small booklets. The rollers are filled with kolam powder and rolleddragged to create lines orpatterns, and with a little imagination a kolam of your choice can be executed. The moment i stepped into house, my little one had started the cleaning work with a. The kolam can be drawn with a variety of materials such as rice powder, rice paste, marble powder, colored powders, leaves and flowers.
Usually, a grid of dots numbering from 4 to 108 is used for drawing a kolam. Birds on flowers kolam7 interlaced dotsclick to enlarge. A traditional simple kolam is drawn daily in most houses in south india and then there are special kolams drawn during pujas, rituals and festivals like pongal, tamil new year, vaikunta ekadasi, makar sankranti etc. See more ideas about rangoli borders, border, rangoli designs. Discover some of the most pretty pongal kolam designs and sankranti rangoli patterns in here. Kolam patterns are most commonly drawn with chalk or rice powder by women on the. The kolam basically consists of dots and lines that together form a meaningful design. After drawing i took some photos and was waiting for the floor to dry up to take a final shot. Swan fish kolam 1266 parallel dotsclick to enlarge. Kolams drawn during pongal is based on the symbols of the festival like. Simple rangoli border designseasy rangoli designs diwaliindian. See more ideas about rangoli designs, rangoli patterns and rangoli designs diwali.
Make these inspiring pongal kolam in your house this festive season. People make rice pot, sugarcane, coconut, banana, sun, and cow in their pongal kolam designs pongal is a four day harvest festival celebrated in tamil nadu. Rangoli designs are created on floor in front of the house and in places of worship. Pongal kolam designs sankranti kolam designs rangoli. Dot rangoli collection dot kolam collection dot muggu. Today thoughts of kolam apologizing does not mean that you are wrong and the other one is posted on february 24, 2016 february 24, 2016 special kolam for murugar. The third day is mattu pongal which is the festival of cattle. See more ideas about rangoli designs, kolam designs and beautiful rangoli designs. Kolam is a form of drawing that is drawn by using rice flour, chalk, chalk powder or rock powder. Kolam is a form of drawing that is drawn by using rice flour, chalk, chalk powder or rock powder, often using naturally or synthetically colored powders, in sri lanka, the indian states of tamil nadu, karnataka, telangana, andhra pradesh, kerala.
It symbolizes beauty and provides a welcoming environment. Kolam contest enters asia book of records the hindu. See more ideas about muggulu design, rangoli designs and kolam rangoli. It is a fourday harvest festival which according to the tamil calendar is usually celebrated from 14 january to 17 january. During pongal, an important aspect of the celebrations and festivities is the making of kolams in front of the main door of the house, the courtyard andor the altar. Kolam is a form of rangoli, a popular folk art made in homes during auspicious occasions across india. Kolam drawn by joining dots with straight lines, kolams drawn by joining dots with curved lines, and kolams drawn with a specific number of dots. Makar sankranti special rangoli designs with colours rangoli design by shital daga. Happy pongal festival 2020 wishes bhogi, maattu pongal. The kolam is a traditional handdrawn art form in tamil nadu and south india comprised of many subfamilies. This page is collection of various dot rangoli collection which are grouped based on numbers of dots in the group. Traditional kolam made with rice flour and kaavi borders for a house function. Indian heritage kolamsrangolis display and demonstration. Rangoli borders doorways kolam kolam by sudha balaji.
Collection by adult colouring books by exoticartcreations. While drawing, my little one looked like a perfect angel, sitting aside with a curious look. Pongal and sankranthi wishes to friends visiting my site pongal the harvest festival of south indian state, tamilnadu aka thanksgiving festival celebrated in the mid of. Pongal deepam kolam design151 parallel dotsclick to enlarge pongal kolam design151 parallel dotsclick to enlarge thai pongal kolam1910 interlaced dotsclick to enlarge. Pongal the harvest festival poem by chandra thiagarajan. A tamil television program of the name kolam features a female protagonist. Buy ranjan kolambe arthshtra book online at best prices in india on. It is more appropriate for doorways and can be used below or above a basic rangoli also. Here we are sharing with you some of the most beautiful kolam rangoli designs for pongal. Kolam and rangoli images from may not be copied without express written permission. Though the designs vary in different sections of india and is called by different names, the basic approach is common. In the mahabharata, the gopis milkmaids drew kolams to forget the pain that they experienced when their beloved krishna is away.
Kolam is a form of drawing that is drawn by using rice flour, chalk, chalk powder or rock powder, often using naturally or synthetically colored powders, in sri lanka, the indian states of tamil nadu, karnataka, telangana, andhra pradesh, kerala and some parts of goa, maharashtra as well as indonesia, malaysia, thailand and a few other asian countries. Celebrate pongal with these colourful and creative kolam rangoli designs at your doorstep. Colorful rangoli are also drawn but the beauty of kolam rangoli designs for pongal is unmatchable. Mar 02, 2014 there are many types of rangoli like dot rangoli, freehand rangoli, sikku kolam or melikala muggulu.
In tamil nadu rangoli is known as kolam, mandana in rajasthan, chowk purna in northern india, alpana in west bengal, aripana in bihar and muggu in andhra pradesh. There are line kolams, where there is the free hand drawing of lines to make a geometrical pattern. One of the popular custom related to pongal is decorating the front of. Easy border designs with lines geethala border muggulu side border kolam rangrangoli side border designs side borders for muggulu geethala border.
It is one of the most important festivals celebrated in tamil nadu, pondicherry, sri lanka, as well as tamils worldwide, including those in malaysia, mauritius, south africa, united states. Kolams are primarily belived to be drawn as a sign of warm welcome to everybody, especially lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. Rangoli is an art form practiced in the indian subcontinent as a daily ritual. These colourful patterns and designs are popularly made in the southern states of india during pongal. Pongal is a cuisine which is made up of rice, milk, and jaggery, ghee, and cashewnuts and the festival itself is named after this delicacy as pongal. It is one of the most important festivals celebrated in tamil nadu, pondicherry, sri lanka, as well as tamils worldwide, including those in malaysia, mauritius, south africa, united states, singapore, canada and uk. Kolams, known as rangoli in north india, signify luck, hope and prosperity.
While the kolam is drawn throughout the year in most homes in south india, it is especially significant during pongal. Flowers birds kolam 1644 parallel dotsclick to enlarge. Jan 08, 2017 beautiful sankranti and pongal kolam designs. Make it colorful by giving your desired colors with rangoli. Jan 12, 2018 pongal is celebrated in tamil nadu and is a form of harvest festival which goes on for four days. If we are looking for simple kolam with dots for festivals like pongal or sankranti some of the kolam or muggulu in this post may be useful. See more ideas about kolam designs, rangoli designs, beautiful rangoli designs. This page lists dot rangoli in the group of 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8, 9x9, 10x10, 11x11, and 12x12 dots. January 12, 2016 hello friends, here you can find the collections of pongal kolam designsrangoli from our blog. Pongal kolam designs and sankranti rangoli patterns. Pongal kolam symbolizes luck, peace, hope and prosperity. This page provides rangoli designs and patterns for hindu festival sankranti also known as pongal in tamil nadu. See more ideas about rangoli designs, kolam rangoli and simple rangoli. These kolam designs are creativity of popular rangoli artist.
It is a beautiful and perhaps the only one art, drawn every day by women in the households. The custom kolam rangoli designs sukku made for extraordinary events, for example, weddings regularly extend the distance down the road. Majority of the kolams are from 2009 and some of them are a bit older. The fourth border design is with spiral patterns decorated with colours and simple motifs. The pongal kolam designs scream celebrations and they are colourful and often decorated with flowers and diyas.
Makar sankranthi festival muggulu simple kolam for pongal easy. Thai pongal kolam pictures of pongal kolams hindu blog. Small colour kolam small rangoli design, small rangoli. See more ideas about rangoli designs, rangoli ideas and kolam designs. The third rangoli borders or kolam borders below has lotuses like designs with blue and red lotus. Naranan kolams are decorative designs in south indian folkart.
Rangoli designs for doorways and for periphery of bigger rangoli. Karthika pournami special lotus deepam rangoli design with 9x3x3. Jan, 2020 pongal is a harvest festival celebrated in tamil nadu, a southern state of india. But she loves to draw small rangoli kolams using colored kolam powder. See more ideas about rangoli borders, rangoli designs and rangoli border designs. I taught her some simple kolams that helped her to learn fast. Rangoli bordersrangoli border designskolam rangolikolam designs. It is the art of creating rice flour or chalk decorations on a sidewalk, doorstep or wall. Pongal also known as thai pongal is a thanksgiving harvest festival celebrated at the end harvest season by the tamilians in the indian state of tamil nadu, the indian union territory of pondicherry and sri lanka thai pongal is a four day festival celebrated every year from to 16 january. While the kolam is drawn throughout the year in most homes in south india, it.
Butterfly duck kolam design222 parallel dotsclick to enlarge. Here i have added many rangoli like mandalas, margazhi kolam, diwali rangoli, deepam kolam, pongal kolam, star kolam, lotus rangoli, border rangoli, padi kolam, geethala muggulu, sikku kolam. May 21, 2009 kolam also known as rangoli, is a dainty floor painting, which is an integral part of south indian tradition. Kolam also known as rangoli, is a dainty floor painting, which is an integral part of south indian tradition. So in this post,i have shared my wifes method of doing lakshmi pooja on friday.
Here are few photos of simple and not so simple pongal kolams you can use them as an inspiration to draw your kolam for pongal 2010 or take ideas and create a fresh kolam. Pongal kolam pictures simple kolam designs and ideas for. The colorful kolam tradition dates back to the indus valley civilization 2500 b. At a much later date, kolamdrawing is listed as one of the 64 forms of art in vatsyayanas kamasutra. Women start applying huge beautiful kolams very early in the. Borders are also used for decorating bigger diwali rangoli or pongal kolam. The colours used in the butterfly kolam as shown in the final image makes it suitable for a simple independence day or republic day kolam. Pongal, one of the most important popular hindu festivals celebrated by tamil people in the indian state of tamil nadu, the indian. Kolam alpana, rangoli is one of the ancient arts of india that is practiced daily as a sacred ritual. In short, the tamil kolam is an active and evolving cultural form of uniquely systematic detail and complexity. In part i of this twopart article, we describe a general scheme for kolam designs based on numbers of the fibonacci series 0, 1, 1, 2, 3. Rangoli kolam designs images pongal kolam rangoli designs. Kolam patterns are most commonly drawn with chalk or.
Sikku knot or twisted kolam in front of a house in tamil nadu during housewarming. At a much later date, kolam drawing is listed as one of the 64 forms of art in vatsyayanas kamasutra. The festival is a way of the people of tamil nadu to thank nature for its help during harvest time. Nov 04, 2012 rangoli designs for doorways and for periphery of bigger rangoli. The kolams were drawn in a 4x4 feet square borders drawn prior to the.
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