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10 Trending Pookalam Designs For Onam
The biggest festival of Kerala is here. King Bali will visit his golden land again this year to see how his beloved people are doing without him. And to welcome the legendary king, Keralites will decorate their homes with pookalam designs. But it gets so boring when you keep repeating the same pookalam designs for Onam every year. You really would not want the historical King Bali to think that his people have lost their creative touch!
Pookalam is a type of floral rangoli that is done with trimmed flower petals and shredded leaves. Making pookalam designs during Onam is a very famous tradition of Kerala. But we are not going to go for anything that is obvious or conventional this year. It is time to try some really innovative pookalam designs.
Boldsky brings its readers a collection of new and trending pookalam designs for Onam. These pookalam designs have a theme and the colour scheme is carefully balanced. You can change a few things here and there to make the design look original. But if you like to go by the book, then pick any of these creative pookalam designs to decorate your home for Onam this year.
The Alleppey Pookalam
This pookalam design clearly depicts the backwaters of Alleppey. It shoes the long snake boats that are used for racing in Kerala.
Kathakali Pookalam
This pookalam design used the face mask of a Kathakali dancer from Kerala as the central theme to build around. A very creative and traditional symbol of Kerala art and culture.
The 3D Flower
Flowers are a very common theme for floral floor designs. here the novelty of the design is that it is slightly giving it a 3D effect.
The Corner Pookalam
This simple pookalam is created around a corner of the room which in itself is unconventional. Pookalams are usually made in the middle of the room.
Mosiac Pookalam
The colour combination and pattern of this pookalam design is such that it gives the illusion of a mosaic floor.
The Lamp Pookalam
The central theme of this pookalam is the oil lamp. The lamp designs grows with the pattern of the betel leaf and real betel leaves have been used to place lamps on the outer circumference of the design.
Geometric Pookalam
This pookalam looks very distinct due to its geometric pattern. The central theme of the design is a swastika but the pattern uses geometric shapes to outstretch.
Garland Pookalam
This pookalam design grows using shapes of garland shapes. There are garland patterns of different shapes and sizes that come together to form the pookalam.
Butterfly Pookalam
For this sleek design can be created only if you shred the flower petals very finely. The central theme of this pookalam is a butterfly.
The Dove And Dolphin Pookalam
Both the dove and the dolphin are symbols of peace. These two central themes flank each other in this pookalam to denote eternal peace and prosperity.
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