Dipawali Kolam Sari Chukkala Muggulu

Design facts

Dot grid

5 to 1 dots — tapering from 5 dots across the middle down to 1

Video

11 min 10 s, uploaded 16 October 2023

Views

5,920 on YouTube as of 11 October 2026

Step by step: how to draw Dipawali Kolam Sari Chukkala Muggulu

1. Mark the 5-to-1 dot grid and draw a square around the centre dot, set on its point like a diamond.
2. Fill the square with a lattice of crossing lines to make a small check grid.
3. From each side of the square sweep two curved, pointed petals outward in the same direction to form a pinwheel of eight petals, and fill the inner petal of each pair with slanted lines.
4. Behind the petals on each of the four sides draw a broad curved band lined with a row of dots.
5. Edge each band with a row of round scallops.
6. On the corners between the bands draw a small diya lamp with a pointed flame, with a tiny dotted flower inside its bowl.

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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