Innovative Indian Art Rangoli

Design facts

Dot grid

7 to 4 dots — tapering from 7 dots across the middle down to 4

Video

2 min 45 s, uploaded 25 July 2020

Views

20,000 on YouTube as of 7 October 2026

Step by step: how to draw Innovative Indian Art Rangoli

1. Mark the 7-to-4 dot grid.
2. Draw three six-petal flowers in a triangle — one at the top and one on each lower side — with a line from the centre into every petal.
3. In the centre between them draw a three-petal flower with broad rounded petals, a smaller petal loop inside each and a small ring at the heart.
4. Draw three paisleys — one in each top corner and one below the centre — each with a spiral in its round end and a curved pointed tail filled with a line of dots.
5. Beside each paisley add a small three-petal sprig facing the centre.
6. Next to the round end of each paisley add a pair of small spiral curls.

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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