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Housewarming kolam · கிரகப்பிரவேசம் கோலம்

A big, auspicious design for the new home's first morning, with a smaller one for the pooja spot. Draw it before the milk is boiled for the first time.

Kolam collection · கோலத் தொகுப்பு

  • 620designs
  • Easy to Mediumlevel
  • 8 minfor most
  • PDFdot sheet

Also called: gruhapravesam kolam, new house rangoli, griha pravesh rangoli

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Housewarming kolam designs, step by step · கிரகப்பிரவேசம் கோலம்

60 of 620 designs, easiest first. Open one to watch it drawn, step by step.

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Housewarming kolam 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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How to draw a housewarming kolam

  1. When and where

    Draw it at dawn on the day of the housewarming, at the new home's entrance and at the pooja spot.

  2. Draw the design

    Draw a big design at the new entrance and a smaller one at the pooja spot, both closed and full.

  3. Finish and enjoy

    Add colour if you like, light a lamp beside it, and step back to enjoy it. Take a photo before the day wears it away.

Good to know

  • Most designs here take 8 to 15 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

When is a housewarming kolam drawn?

Draw it at dawn on the day of the housewarming, at the new home's entrance and at the pooja spot.

How long does a housewarming kolam take to draw?

The designs on this page take 8 to 15 minutes, about 8 minutes for most. They go from Easy to Medium in level. A design you have drawn once goes faster the next time.

Is there a printable housewarming kolam 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 housewarming kolam called?

In Tamil it is கிரகப்பிரவேசம் கோலம். People also call it gruhapravesam kolam, new house rangoli, griha pravesh rangoli.

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