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Freehand rangoli · ரங்கோலி

Freehand rangoli needs no dots. Start from the centre, add a ring of petals or rays, and keep going out. Colour as you go.

Kolam collection · கோலத் தொகுப்பு

  • 1,300designs
  • Easylevel
  • 18 mineach
  • PDFdot sheet

Also called: rangoli, rangavalli, freehand kolam, free hand muggulu

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Freehand rangoli designs, step by step · ரங்கோலி

60 of 1,300 designs, easiest first. Open one to watch it drawn, step by step.

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Freehand rangoli practice sheet (PDF) · பயிற்சித் தாள்

Print it on A4. Each design is laid out to draw on, its dots with helping numbers or a faint line to trace, with the finished design beside it to copy. Lovely for home, school and kolam classes.

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Each collection has designs to watch step by step and a dot sheet to print.

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How to draw a freehand rangoli

  1. Get ready

    Sweep the spot and sprinkle a little water so the powder holds. Choose a design and keep its step pictures open beside you.

  2. Draw the design

    Draw a small circle in the centre, then a ring of petals or rays around it, and keep adding rings until it fills the space.

  3. Finish and enjoy

    Close every line, add colour if you like, and step back to enjoy it. Draw the same design again tomorrow and it will come out faster.

Good to know

  • Most designs here take about 18 minutes. The first few are the easiest, so start there.
  • Practise on the printed dot sheet first. The hand learns the turns on paper, then the floor is easy.

Questions people ask

What is a freehand rangoli?

Freehand rangoli needs no dots. Start from the centre, add a ring of petals or rays, and keep going out. Colour as you go.

How long does a freehand rangoli take to draw?

The designs on this page take about 18 minutes, about 18 minutes for most. All of them are at the Easy level. A design you have drawn once goes faster the next time.

Is there a printable freehand rangoli practice sheet?

Yes. Print the dot sheet PDF on this page: it has the dots for each design to practise on, then the finished designs to copy. Each design page also has its own sheet.

What else is a freehand rangoli called?

In Tamil it is ரங்கோலி. People also call it rangoli, rangavalli, freehand kolam, free hand muggulu.

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