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Diwali kolam · தீபாவளி கோலம்

Bright colours, lamps and stars for Deepavali morning. Draw it the evening before so it greets guests at dawn.

Kolam collection · கோலத் தொகுப்பு

  • 3,444designs
  • Easylevel
  • 18 mineach
  • PDFdot sheet

Also called: deepavali kolam, diwali rangoli, deepavali muggulu

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Diwali kolam designs, step by step · தீபாவளி கோலம்

60 of 3,444 designs, easiest first. Open one to watch it drawn, step by step.

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Diwali kolam practice sheet (PDF) · பயிற்சித் தாள்

Print it on A4. Each design is laid out to draw on, its dots with helping numbers or a faint line to trace, with the finished design beside it to copy. Lovely for home, school and kolam classes.

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More kolam collections · கோலத் தொகுப்புகள்

Each collection has designs to watch step by step and a dot sheet to print.

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How to draw a Diwali kolam

  1. When and where

    Deepavali falls in October or November. Draw the evening before, at the front door, so it greets guests at dawn.

  2. Draw the design

    Draw the lamps, stars and flowers, then fill them with bright colours, saving the glowing yellows for last.

  3. Finish and enjoy

    Add colour if you like, light a lamp beside it, and step back to enjoy it. Take a photo before the day wears it away.

Good to know

  • Most designs here take about 18 minutes. The first few are the easiest, so start there.
  • Practise on the printed dot sheet first. The hand learns the turns on paper, then the floor is easy.

Questions people ask

When is a Diwali kolam drawn?

Deepavali falls in October or November. Draw the evening before, at the front door, so it greets guests at dawn.

How long does a Diwali kolam take to draw?

The designs on this page take about 18 minutes, about 18 minutes for most. All of them are at the Easy level. A design you have drawn once goes faster the next time.

Is there a printable Diwali kolam practice sheet?

Yes. Print the dot sheet PDF on this page: it has the dots for each design to practise on, then the finished designs to copy. Each design page also has its own sheet.

What else is a Diwali kolam called?

In Tamil it is தீபாவளி கோலம். People also call it deepavali kolam, diwali rangoli, deepavali muggulu.

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