Kolam For Competition 16 To 6 Dots

Design facts

Dot grid

16 to 6 dots — tapering from 16 dots across the middle down to 6

Structure

Dot-Grid

Tradition

Kolam

Video

7 min 5 s, uploaded 31 December 2019

Views

102,000 on YouTube as of 1 October 2026

Step by step: how to draw Kolam For Competition 16 To 6 Dots

1. Mark the 16-to-6 dot grid — rows tapering from 16 in the middle down to 6 at the top and bottom.
2. Across the middle rows write 2020 in large block numerals with scalloped, cloud-like outlines.
3. Above and below the numerals draw four L-shaped pairs of scalloped bars, each bar three dot-loops long — one lying along the numerals and one standing beside the centre line.
4. Inside each L draw a butterfly with looped wings around dots, curled antennae and a striped body slanting into the corner of the L.
5. On the outer side of each L draw a rose bud with a spiral centre on a curving stem lined with small leaves.

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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

Read more

• Grids, Lattices, and Thinking in Space
• Counting the Grid
• The Kolam Style Families
• Tamil Nadu