Rangoli designs
Lotuses, diyas and petals, or a kolam round its dots.
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Example
Example: a simple kolam for the doorstep, scaled up from the printed dots
A family in Leicester wants a kolam on the front step for Diwali and tries it on paper first. Settings: Theme Rangoli, Rangoli style Kolam, Detail Simple, one large design a page, design number 1, Paper A4.
- The sheet shows a square grid of 5 × 5 dots, 26 mm apart on A4, with the lines looping round them.
- Design 1 is made of five closed lines. Each can be drawn without lifting the hand: trace them one at a time with a finger before drawing.
- On the step, mark the same 5 × 5 grid in chalk with the dots 10 cm apart, then copy each line round its dots in chalk or rice flour.
- For a fuller pattern choose Medium (7 × 7 dots) or Detailed (9 × 9).
| Detail | Dots | Apart on A4 | Apart on Letter | Closed lines in design 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple | 5 × 5 = 25 | 26.1 mm | 26.9 mm | 5 |
| Medium | 7 × 7 = 49 | 18.2 mm | 18.8 mm | 9 |
| Detailed | 9 × 9 = 81 | 14.0 mm | 14.5 mm | 13 |
kolam.pdf, one A4 page: 25 dots and five smooth closed lines, the same from every side. With the dots 10 cm apart, the outer ones on the step are 40 cm apart, and the lines reach about 5 cm beyond them.
How it works
- Choose rings or a kolam, and simple or detailed.
- Choose one or two designs a page and how many pages.
- Download and print; change the design number for a new pattern.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a rangoli?
- A pattern drawn at the doorstep in colored powder, rice or flower petals, especially for Diwali, the festival of lights, to welcome guests and good fortune.
- What is a kolam?
- A South Indian rangoli: closed lines looped round a grid of dots, the same from every side. The kolams here are made of several such lines — five in the simple design 1, thirteen in the detailed one — and each line can be drawn without lifting the hand.
- Can I use it as a guide on the floor?
- Yes: start from a simple design, mark the center and copy it ring by ring in chalk, powder or petals.
- How many dots does a kolam have?
- 5 × 5 on Simple, 7 × 7 on Medium and 9 × 9 on Detailed. On A4 they are about 26, 18 and 14 mm apart; to copy one onto a floor, mark the same grid at the spacing you want and follow the lines round the dots.
- Is anything uploaded?
- No. The sheet is made in your browser. On the free plan a small line with our name is printed at the foot of the last page.