Design facts
- Dot grid
- 8 to 2 dots — tapering from 8 dots across the middle down to 2
- Occasion
- New Year
- Video
- 5 min 33 s, uploaded 17 November 2021
- Views
- 1.2 million on YouTube as of 1 October 2026
Step by step: how to draw Aarti of Rangoli Happy New Year
- Mark the 8-to-2 dot grid — rows tapering from 8 dots down to 2.
- Near the bottom draw a wide trapezoid basket and fill it with a criss-cross lattice.
- From the rim of the basket raise two curving stems, each lined on both sides with small fern leaves.
- At the top of the stems draw three large four-petal flowers — one on the left, one at the top centre and one on the right — each with a small circle at its heart and short double dashes on the petals.
- Beside the outer flowers draw pointed leaves with a centre vein — two on the left and two on the right.
- On each side of the basket add a small sprig of round buds and curled leaves, and beneath the basket draw a small round flower with a spiral heart, flanked by two spiral curls.
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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