Simple Margazhi kolam

Marghazhi rangoli with dotted lines.

Margazhi month(From Dec 16 to Jan 14) is special month in tamil calender.Specially dedicated to God. Day time is short and night time is long. In tamil tradition all women awake before sun rise and draw different kolangal in front of the house. Kolangal with full of colors in front of the house is symbol of welcoming God to home.

Margazhi kolam1

Margazhi kolam with lotus design.

The free hand kolam above is a lotus design with eight lotus pointing outside with a floral design in centre. The rangoli design is drawn using double lines.If we add colors to this rangoli it will look beautiful.