Indian+Art+-+Rangoli+Kolam

=Rangoli Kolam: The Beautiful Art of Floor Painting=

Follow Anu as she makes a Rangoli Kolam in the playground...

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Patterns include flowers - especially the lotus flower, lotus leaves and mango - birds and fish.
Source: www.dodecals.com
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Source: news.ripley.za.net || Source:indiatoday.intoday.in ||  ||
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Follow Anu Number 1 and Anu Number 2 as they show us how it's done... beautiful!

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Rice flour mixed into a thick, creamy paste....
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Anu1 helping Noah dribble the paste into a pattern...
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grid of dots...
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dribble to draw the pattern...
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Scroll down to see how the patterns are constructed and visit **[|here]** for heaps of dot patterns to make your own beautiful rangoli kolam.
=Pulli Kolam....= =**Rangoli Kolam - here's one to try....**=
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Make a grid. Start with 9 dots along the middle row......

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Add coloured rice to make a Rangoli Kolam.
|| Source: kolangal.kamalascorner.com/ .