Padi Kollam/ Kanya Kollam

This form of rangoli is very famous in Tamil Nadu. In all the auspicious occasion and festival this kollam is put in front of houses. This kollam is prepared with rice paste. Soak rice for an hour and then grind it in mixer till it is very soft and it should be like a paste. With the help of bit of cloth this kollam is prepared. I made this at the time of Kartikai festival.

Pottu Kollam/ Dot Kollam

Simple kollam/rangoli that can be made daily. As the time required to prepare this is very less. The number of dots used in this eight (8) horizontally and vertically. Again using of the colours is optional.

Pottu Kollam/ Dot Kollam

This is a simple rangoli which can made in any occasion the colours used are optional.

Horizontally and Vertically 11 dots in this.

Rangoli (Kollam)

Rangoli _ traditional Indian art In front of the house is one of the sacred and age old practice passed generation by generation. In Indian Culture RANGOLI  is the first and fore most thing that is done by Women before starting their rituals in any celebrations and festivals. Rangoli is common to the whole of Indian and is known by different names in different parts of the country - Alpana in Bengal, Aripana in Bihar, Madana in Rajasthan, Rangoli in Gujarat and Maharashtra, Chowkpurana in Uttar Pradesh and Kolam in South India.

Rangoli is prepared with rice flour powder, lime or white stone powder and to decorate it colours and petals are used depending upon the form of Rangoli prepared. Each Indian state has its own style of painting a Rangoli. One important thing is that a Rangoli has to be a pattern of an unbroken line – with no gaps left anywhere for the evil spirits to enter.