7 Dots Lakshmi Mata Rangoli

Design facts

Dot grid

7 to 1 dots — tapering from 7 dots across the middle down to 1

Structure

Dot-Grid

Video

9 min 53 s, uploaded 22 December 2020

Views

12,000 on YouTube as of 9 October 2026

Step by step: how to draw 7 Dots Lakshmi Mata Rangoli

1. Mark the 7-to-1 dot grid — rows narrowing from seven dots in the middle to one at each end.
2. On the top, bottom, left and right draw a diya with its flame pointing to the centre, and decorate each bowl with an arc and a band of dots.
3. Behind each diya draw two long leaves sweeping outward, each ending in a spiral curl.
4. Beyond the leaves draw a cross-hatched lotus base and edge it with a fan of rounded petals.
5. In the centre draw a flower of long looped petals pointing to the diagonals, with a dot inside each petal.
6. Between neighbouring motifs add a short diagonal row of dots and dashes.
7. Shade the rounded petals and thicken all outlines.

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Further reading

• Venkatraman Gopalan & Brian K. VanLeeuwen, “A topological approach to creating any pulli kolam, an artform from South India”, Forma 30, 35–41 (2015). doi:10.5047/forma.2015.005

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