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About Rangoli >> Myths and Beliefs


Myths and Beliefs

Kolam the South Indian Rangoli art is traced back thousands of years. Rangoli is drawn in front of homes to welcome the new guest, good luck, and fortune. But it is believed that Kolam or Rangoli is drawn to control the ants inside the home.


Yes, even 100 years back the Rangoli was drawn using the coarse ground rice powder. The ants would take the particles of rice and go out of home. And also by quenching the hunger of the ants the family would also get good fortune. Due to cost and other difficulties in making this method people started use coarse ground white sand what we call “kolam powder”. It resembles rice powder. Now-a-days people complaining that ants are destroying eatables inside home. It may be a one of the reasons that we gave up the method of using rice powder Kolam.


Kolam By Categories


Peacock kolam [25]Peacock koam designs collection
Rose kolam[29] Rose kolam designs collection
Star Kolam [35]Star kolam designs collection
Birds kolam[46]Birds kolam designs collection
Sangu/Shell Kolam[28]Sangu and Shell kolam designs collection
Flower kolam [183]Flower kolam designs collection
Deepam Kolam[91]Deepam kolam designs collection
Animal kolam[13]Animal kolam designs collection
Lotus Kolam[63] Lotus kolam designs collection
Kuthu vilakku Kolam[25] Lamp or Kuthu vilakku Kolam designs
Flag koam[4]Flag koam designs
Butterfly Kolam[37]Butterfly kolam designs
Fish koam[33] Fish kolam designs
Swastik Kolam[33] Swastik kolam designs
Pongal koam[63] Pongal kolam designs
Mattu Pongal Kolam[2] Mattu pongal kolam designs
Parrot Kolam[14]Parrot kolam designs
Veena koam[1] Veena kolam designs
Duck koam[15]Duck kolam designs
New Year koam[8] New Year kolam designs
Umbrella Kolam[2]Umbrella kolam designs
5 & 4 dots Kolam[42] 5 & 4 dots Kolam designs
6 dots Kolam[35] 6 dots Kolam designs
7 dots Kolam[22] 7 dots Kolam designs
8 dots Kolam[20] 8 dots Kolam designs
9 dotsKolam[43] 9 dots Kolam designs
10 dots koam[61]10 dots Kolam designs
11 & 12 dots Kolam[59]11 and 12 dots Kolam designs
13 & 14 dots koam[63] 13 and 14 dots Kolam designs
15 dots Kolam[65]15 dots Kolam designs
16 dots Kolam[19]16 dots Kolam designs
17 & 18 dots koam[32] 17 and 18 dots Kolam designs
19 dots koam[25] 19 dots Kolam designs
20 dots koam[5] 20 dots Kolam designs
21 & 22 dots Kolam[53]21 and 22 dots Kolam designs
24 & 25 dots Kolam[4]25 dots Kolam designs
Diamond koam[22]Diamond Kolam designs
Sweets/Cake Kolam[14] Sweets and cake Kolam designs
Tulasi Madam Kolam[2] Tulasi madam kolam designs
Jingle bells Kolam[4] Jingle bells kolam designs
Santa claus Kolam[2] Santa claus kolam designs
Home / House Kolam[3] Home or House kolam designs
Chariot of god kolam[3] Chariot of god or ther kolam designs
Bow Arrow Kolam[1]Bow Arrow kolam designs
Maha shivaratri Kolam[10] Maha shivaratri kolam designs
Vinayagar chaturthi [6]Vinayagar chaturthi Kolam designs
Sikku/ Pinnal/ Neli Kolam Sikku or Pinnal or Neli or kambi Kolam designs
Pooja room Kolam[52] Pooja room kolam
Top 100 rangoli designs Top 100 rangoli designs
Diwali / Deepavali rangoliDiwali / Deepavali rangoli


Rangoli by Categories

Peacock rangoli designs collection
Peacock Rangoli
Colorful peacocks with different orientation displayed here. Life is colorful !!
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Animal rangoli designs collection
Animal rangoli
Wild & Pet animals are drawn and colored with Rangoli powder. Animal lovers would like this.
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Flower rangoli designs collection
Flower rangoli
Many categories are simplified & colored as Rangoli theme. Colors that will never end.
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Birds rangoli designs collection
Birds Rangolii
Some of beautiful birds are adorn houses as Rangoli birds. So colorful and so natural!
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God rangoli designs collection
God rangoli
Some of Indian Gods create devotional atmosphere. Some of done inside Pooja room. OM!!
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Social awareness rangoli designs collection
Social awareness rangoli
Some of competition won social theme Rangoli displayed here. Create some social awareness!
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Pongal festival rangoli designs collection
Pongal pot rangoli
Pongal pot rangoli is common. But the colors & stroke style make unique and special.
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Double stroke rangoli designs collection
Double stroke rangoli
Thumb with point and middle fingers let the powder flow as two lines that creates beautiful double stroke.
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Carpet rangoli designs collection
Carpet rangoli
You can find beautiful carpet, mat, blanket etc. You can put cartoon characters above the carpet design.
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Wedding and Festival rangoli designs collection
Wedding & Festival rangoli
If you want to add colors to your life just have a look at these colorful wedding & festival collections.
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Maha shivaratri rangoli designs collection
Maha shivaratri rangoli
Different shades & poses of Lord Sivan created and colored. Om namashivaya!
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