Onam Pookalam Flower Rangoli

Design facts

Occasion

Onam

Video

4 min 16 s, uploaded 14 January 2023

Views

24,000 on YouTube as of 5 October 2026

Step by step: how to draw Onam Pookalam Flower Rangoli

1. Mark the 8 to 8 dot grid.
2. In each of the four quarters draw a rounded pot: a semicircular bowl with a wide band across its mouth, the band split by a slanted line into two halves.
3. Along the rim of each band draw a scalloped edge with a row of small dots.
4. On the inner corner of each pot, towards the centre, draw a cluster of three round petals and shade them with a light dusting.
5. On the outer corner of each pot draw two pointed leaves — one with a dotted midrib — and a curling stem below them.
6. Fill the two halves of each band with zigzag chevron lines.
7. Re-trace the outlines 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