Friday, March 23, 2012

Rangoli-186

Ugadi Special

This is Ugadi Special Rangoli.
This is 21 to 1 dots.

You can see sweets, jaggery, black peppers (in the center), green peppers, tamarind, raw mangoes, sugarcane, neem flowers and earthenware posts. All the ingredients are used for the special chutney made on Ugadi day in a new earthen ware pot. It is a combination of all six types of tastes. This chutney is eaten first thing in the morning and it is believed that the year ahead should be a combination of all things good and bad .

Read about how we celebrate our New Year day known as Ugadi here:
http://summersofindia.blogspot.in/2009/04/ugadi-our-new-year-day.html


Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Rangoli-185

Ugadi Special

Here is one more Rangoli. A geometrical one with Lotuses and Swastika. This is simple and easy to draw as well as for colouring. Alternated Lotuses can be coloured differently.
13 to 1 Straight dots and join as shown above. 

Keep watching my blog for more Rangolis and Beautiful borders...



Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Rangoli-184

Ugadi Special-Mangoes and Jasmine Flowers

Its time for Ugadi our New Year to be celebrated on 23rd of this month. When Mother Nature is celebrating spring, we celebrate our New Year. This is the time for small raw mangoes, which are a bit sour and a bit bitter. Time for the fragrant Jasmine flowers which bloom through out the hot summers...


15 X 1 straight dots. Join as shown above. 

Watch out for more.......