Does this kolam need dots?

No. This padi kolam is drawn without dots. Start with the first shape and build outward, step by step.

How long does it take to draw?

About 8 minutes in 6 steps. It is an easy design for a floor space of 1 to 2 ft.

What do I draw it with?

Use wet rice paste, with kaavi border on special days. It is a lovely design for Friday, Varalakshmi Vratam and Navaratri. You can also print the practice sheet and try it on paper first.

Padi Kolam No. 104 · படி கோலம்

No dots, 6 steps, about 8 minutes, Easy

Padi kolam

Padi kolam · படி கோலம்

This padi kolam needs no dots: you draw it from the shapes outward. It has 6 steps and takes about 8 minutes, an easy design for a floor space of 1 to 2 ft. It suits the apartment door or small threshold and inside the house, and is a happy choice for Friday, Varalakshmi Vratam and Navaratri.

Sets of parallel lines around a centre square with steps on the four sides. No dots.

Watch it drawnவரைவதைப் பார்Trace itவரைந்து பார்Remix itஉங்கள் பாணியில்

How to draw this padi kolam step by step · படிப்படியாக

6 steps. The new part of each step is shown in orange.

1Step 1 · படி 1
Draw 2 curved-in squares, one inside the other, with even gaps.
2Step 2 · படி 2
Add step 1 on each of the four sides with 2 parallel lines, narrower than the row below.
3Step 3 · படி 3
Draw a fan of three petals at each corner.
4Step 4 · படி 4
Draw a four-point star in the centre square.
5Step 5 · படி 5
Draw three short lines fanning out from the top step of each side.
6Step 6 · படி 6
Outline the whole kolam with kaavi (red ochre) along the white lines.

About this padi kolam: dots, size and time · விவரங்கள்

Dots · புள்ளிகள்: No dots needed
Symmetry · சமச்சீர்: 4-fold with mirrors
Draw with · வரைய: Wet rice paste, with kaavi border on special days
Floor space · இடம்: 1 to 2 ft
Time · நேரம்: About 8 minutes, 6 steps
Level · நிலை: Easy
Colours · வண்ணங்கள்: kaavi red

Places it suits · எங்கே

Apartment door or small threshold · அடுக்ககக் கதவு
Inside the house (hall, living area) · வீட்டின் உள்ளே
Pooja room, tulsi maadam · பூஜை அறை
General area · எங்கும்

Days and festivals · எப்போது

Friday · வெள்ளிக்கிழமை
Varalakshmi Vratam · வரலட்சுமி விரதம்
Navaratri · நவராத்திரி
Pooja · பூஜை
Marriage · திருமணம்
Housewarming · புதுமனை புகுவிழா

Questions about this kolam · கேள்விகள்

Does this kolam need dots?: No. This padi kolam is drawn without dots. Start with the first shape and build outward, step by step.
How long does it take to draw?: About 8 minutes in 6 steps. It is an easy design for a floor space of 1 to 2 ft.
What do I draw it with?: Use wet rice paste, with kaavi border on special days. It is a lovely design for Friday, Varalakshmi Vratam and Navaratri. You can also print the practice sheet and try it on paper first.