Diwali Festival Muggulu Rangoli

Design facts

Dot grid

15 to 8 dots — tapering from 15 dots across the middle down to 8

Tradition

Muggulu

Occasion

Diwali

Video

4 min 10 s, uploaded 26 October 2019

Views

1.5 million on YouTube as of 1 October 2026

Step by step: how to draw Diwali Festival Muggulu Rangoli

1. Mark the 15-to-8 dot grid — fifteen dots across the middle row, narrowing to eight at the top and bottom.
2. In the centre draw a small circle with a dot, ring it with dots, and enclose it in a six-pointed star outline.
3. From the inner corners of the star run short curved stems outward, each ending in a spiral curl.
4. Around the star draw six diyas pointing outward — a half-moon bowl topped by a teardrop flame — and edge each flame with dots.
5. In the outer ring, between the diyas, draw six large teardrop frames.
6. Inside each frame draw a pointed leaf with a spiral curl at its base, then dot the outer outlines and re-trace in white.

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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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