Kolam by Sudha Balaji

 Navarathri , Diwali decorations at home  The rangoli below uses a technique through which we draw double lines with different colours. Rangoli making on water is uncommon technique.   I have made difficult by drawing 2 lines kolam with two colours.   One of the best rangoli designs if you are looking for difficult methods .  I have explained how to pick rangoli powder for this technique , in case you want to learn.  If left undisturbed the rangoli stays for a week.  We can use to decorate our homes for Navarathri golu, as a Diwali special rangoli , light lamps around it.  Pour water on a clean plate.  Choose the plate size according to the size of the rangoli you need to make. Use a sieve and add rice flour .  Rice flour ensures that the rangoli stays above water.and it also gives an opaque background so that the design in visible. The sieve helps us to remove solid particles ( which otherwise we may have t...

I usually share traditional rangoli on social media. There were several requests for rangoli tips for beginners including easiest methods of drawing for festivals like Dhanteras, Bhaj Dhuj, Lakshmi Pooja and of course Dipavali.  I started sharing designs with tools available at home  bangles , old CDs, spoons.  etc.  The advantage is we get the simplest rangoli in the shortest possible time.  They are also perfectly symmetrical.  Later many on social media started trying their own versions.   After trying these simple rangoli hacks , please also read the post on a  complicated rangoli technique  that is rare  Quick Diwali rangoli hacks  How to make easy rangoli for Diwali - next step  Rangoli tricks for Diwali - next image  Two rangoli designs above and below showing the step by step procedure to create these simple rangoli design that can be made use of for Diwali festival decoration at home. Idea for anoth...