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Karthigai Deepam kolam · கார்த்திகை தீபம் கோலம்

Lamp shapes and open spaces to place agal vilakku. Draw the kolam in the afternoon, then light the lamps around it at dusk.

Kolam collection · கோலத் தொகுப்பு

  • 200designs
  • Easy to Hardlevel
  • 25 minfor most
  • PDFdot sheet

Also called: deepam kolam, vilakku kolam, karthigai rangoli

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Karthigai Deepam kolam designs, step by step · கார்த்திகை தீபம் கோலம்

57 of 200 designs, easiest first. Open one to watch it drawn, step by step.

Browse all kolam designs

Karthigai Deepam 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.

Days and festivals · பண்டிகை கோலங்கள்

How to draw a Karthigai Deepam kolam

  1. When and where

    Karthigai Deepam falls in November or December. Draw it in the afternoon, at the door and in the courtyard, then light the lamps at dusk.

  2. Draw the design

    Draw the lamp shapes and the outline, leaving clear spots where the agal vilakku will stand.

  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 18 to 40 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 Karthigai Deepam kolam drawn?

Karthigai Deepam falls in November or December. Draw it in the afternoon, at the door and in the courtyard, then light the lamps at dusk.

How long does a Karthigai Deepam kolam take to draw?

The designs on this page take 18 to 40 minutes, about 25 minutes for most. They go from Easy to Hard in level. A design you have drawn once goes faster the next time.

Is there a printable Karthigai Deepam 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 Karthigai Deepam kolam called?

In Tamil it is கார்த்திகை தீபம் கோலம். People also call it deepam kolam, vilakku kolam, karthigai rangoli.

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