Small Muggulu 7x3x3 Dots

Design facts

Dot grid

7 to 3 dots — tapering from 7 dots across the middle down to 3

Structure

Dot-Grid

Tradition

Muggulu

Video

4 min 22 s, uploaded 15 July 2021

Views

22,000 on YouTube as of 7 October 2026

Step by step: how to draw Small Muggulu 7x3x3 Dots

1. Mark the 7-to-3 dot grid.
2. Around the centre draw four double-lined chevrons — one on each side — each pointing in towards the middle.
3. In the centre draw a double-bordered square with lines crossing at its corners, and set a small flower with a dot centre inside it.
4. On each diagonal draw a large almond leaf with an eye at its centre and fill it with slanting strokes — four leaves in all.
5. Close the outer side of each chevron into a diamond and fill it with a crosshatched grid.
6. Inside the inner point of each chevron add a fan of three short lines tipped with dots, spreading outward towards the diamond's tip.
7. Finish with spiral curls — a pair at the outer tip of each diamond and long curling tendrils sweeping round the 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

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