My karthigai deepam Vilakku kolam 2018

    Karthigai deepam is one of my favourite festival which is celebrated during the months of November and December. As Diwali in the north, it is the festival of lights on Tamilnadu. We light lots of clay diya's in the entrance of the house as the sign of welcoming the winter season. Karthigai deepam also has a lot of devotional stories that involve the birth of Lord Murugan. 

    It is also said that there is a story with Lord shiva. Thereby This makes Annamalaiyar deepam important in Thiruvannamalai. Mostly The deepam is lit in all the sacred mountains in each and every place. In Madurai popular deepam involves Thiruparankundram Murugan temple and Alagar kovil temple.

As mentioned earlier during this time people draw vilakku kolam in their entrance and decorate it with clay diya's. I have drawn this vilakku kolam design in my entrance by giving bright colors to it. Since my place was an apartment I was able to only a small rangoli design.

I have placed Clay diya's to decorate the entrance. Some people use ceramic diya's but I prefer only Clay Diyas. It is also a tradition in most of the families that they keep the Brass Diya (Kuthu vilakku) at the center.  This one I made for the year 2018.

 

Simple Padi kolam

A simple padi kolam drawn using 2 lines. This is very much good for Fridays and Tuesdays. Since it is very simple it can be drawn easily by beginners too. For step by step, you can watch my youtube video given in the below link. I will also say that this is my top viewed rangoli on my channel. It has also crossed more than half a million views and yet the count goes on. 

Youtube link for the above rangoli 

Padi kolam

 

Flower kolam

 

Margali kolam

 

Daily Kolam

Simple rangoli design for daily use. I have drawn this free hand and added vilakku to them.

 

Friday Star kolam

Friday Star kolam is especially preferred on Fridays to make the entrance auspicious.

 

Daily kolam design

Simple daily kolam design using 5x3 interlaced dots. Then I have drawn the flower design using freehand. This is a very simple daily kolam design.

 

Rangoli kolam/பூ கோலம்

This rangoli design is drawn with 5x3 interlaced dots in the middle and I have developed the designs further. This can be filled with colors to give a beautiful look. This can be drawn during Margali month or during Pongal or any festival season.

 

Flower kolam/poo kolam/ பூ கோலம்

Attractive rangoli design using flower design. The flower in the middle is drawn using 5x3 dots. then I have developed the design. This rangoli can be filled with beautiful colors too. Which can be drawn in the entrance for Margali or Pongal time. 

 

Lotus rangoli kolam

 

Simple beautiful rangoli kolam using lotus which makes this kolam more suitable for Saturdays since Goddess Mahalakshmi's favorite is the lotus. So most of the time Lotus is preferred to be drawn on Saturdays. I have also used Kavi ( red brick powder) for coloring which makes the look of the kolam better. 

Simple Daily Rangoli kolam

Very simple Daily kolam is even easy for beginners. This kolam uses a triangle as a base. Triangle is used from the early days of rangoli yet it is represented using different forms. Many creative rangoli has been created using triangles. You can find the triangle rangoli in the Triangle Rangoli Label section.

 

Star Rangoli Kolam

The simple star kolam design is drawn using 5x3 interlaced dots. The star is the most used rangoli design. there are many creative ways to us the star in the rangoli. One such design is above one. 
 

Vilakku Kolam

 Karthigai vilakku kolam design.  The step by step procedure for drawing this rangoli design is given below.

The first step is to draw the circle. To make a perfect circle I have used a round stencil to make a perfect one. The circle can also be made using dots.

The next step is given below

The final Kolam design is 

Vilakku kolangal

Festival time vilakku kolam design. This vilakku rangoli is very easy to draw and looks more attractive. The design is very much suitable for special occasions such as karthigai and Diwali time. 

 

Vilakku kolam/Lotus kolam

Daily rangoli design was drawn using 3x2 interlaced dots. I have used both vilakku and lotus designs so that I can be drawn on either Fridays or Saturdays.

 

Vilakku kolangal

Simple apartment rangoli which has 2 vilakku in the design. very simple free hand rangoli design suitable best for apartment floor and also small entrance floors.

 

Vilakku rangoli kolam

Simple vilakku kolam design for Karthigai deepam. This kolam is always a special kolam to me as this was the first kolam I made for Diwali in north India where Diwali is celebrated as the festival of lights.

 

Vilakku Kolam/ Peacock rangoli kolam

This is the simple beautiful rangoli design I made using peacock and vilakku. I have given the colors with the most brighter combination so that the rangoli looks brighter and beautiful. simple apartment rangoli design can be drawn for any festivals, especially for Karthigai and Diwali.

 

Lotus Rangoli kolam

This is the simple padi kolam where I used 4 lines to draw in the middle and the rest is the normal design. I have added a lotus design to the rangoli. This type of rangoli can be drawn on Fridays and can be also used for Saturdays since it has a Lotus design in it. simple and beautiful rangoli design.

 

Star Kolam/ Friday Kolam

Star is the auspicious special design used in the rangoli designs. star rangoli is drawn especially on Tuesdays and Fridays. Different types of starts can be drawn and the rangoli is developed based upon creativity. Sometimes 2 lines are used to draw the rangoli. 

 

Vilakku Rangoli Kolam

This is the simple daily rangoli design suitable for every floor entrance. I have used Triangele as a base and i have created further designs. There is also vilakku added to the rangoli design to make it more auspicious. This rangoli is drawn using white rangoli powder alone. You can also find more designs using Triangle in Triangle rangoli label. 

 

Vilakku kolangal

 

This is the simple design vilakku kolam I made using 5x3 interlaced dots. I used a simple vilakku and a red color to draw the outline. I have used white rangoli powder and red color rangoli powder to make it look better. I have placed candles in the design which adds a more elegant look to the rangoli. as I was saying earlier this type of rangoli is well suitable for apartment floors since they fit the small floors and also make the entrance look beautiful.
 

 Karthigai vilakku kolangal

Karthigai is famous for Vilakku and it brings the joy of creating many design rangoli using vilakku. This one rangoli design I made it using peacock and vilakku which is very beautiful with its vibrant colors. This is a very simple yet beautiful design that gives a pleasant look at the entrance. this type of rangoli is mostly preferred for the smaller entrance. Best for apartment floors. 

Pongal Rangoli Design

This rangoli design I have drawn on my house for Pongal 2019. Pongal is the most popular festival celebrated in southern India especially in Tamil Nadu. I also love Pongal time because it is the time where people used to draw rangoli using color powder. Pongal is the Harvest festival that is celebrated in Tamil Nadu. It is celebrated in the Mid-month of January. It is also known as Sankranthi in other places of India. Different places have different names and different traditions for celebrating it. I also miss the large rangoli designs I usually make during the Pongal time. But when you live in the apartment it is very much important that you should make the smaller rangoli design based on the size of the entrance. 

Usually, before marriage, I and my sister used to sit all night and draw the rangoli at the entrance of our house. That includes a minimum of 3 rangoli designs in our entrance and few designs for our granny home too. This is the time where every people in the street start to draw the rangoli at midnight since it takes a few hours to complete. I will also update my older rangoli designs I made in my Mom home in the upcoming posts.

 The size of the rangoli differs from small to big based upon the size of the entrance. The rangoli pattern also varies from Dots to creative rangoli designs. Some of them also draw Pongal pots, sugarcane as the main rangoli. In recent days many creative Pongal pots rangoli are drawn replacing the traditional one. 

First I started drawing using a chalk piece since any corrections can be done easily. So I preferred using chalk. But most of the time white rangoli powder is only used to draw even before we start to color. First, I made the butterfly drawing and I colored it. Then I gave the outline with the white rangoli powder which made the butterfly look beautiful.

The Next step of this rangoli is the drawing of flowers. Same as mentioned I drawn the flowers also using chalk. I have drawn only 4 flowers since my entrance can only hold up that much. I was also careful that it does not block the way to the neighbors walking through my door. This is the fact you should be considering when you live in an apartment.

Finally, The rangoli is complete and I have given bright colors to my rangoli that make my rangoli looks beautiful. The rangoli made me really happy when I was looking at it. Even my neighbors appreciated it. This may not be the big one I usually draw on Pongal days but this always my favorite one. 

The main reason I choose to draw such is I always wanted to be creative and I did not want the design everyone draws on the floor. I also concern about the use of colors also. I always make a combination of the colors for rangoli and I also try to avoid the common colors that everybody uses.

You can also Have a look at my post on how to make your rangoli look brighter and unique. My festival collection rangoli topic shares the experience of the rangoli I make during the festival times and this does not have the tutorial of making it.