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Rangoli Maker
Design a rangoli or kolam on a dot grid, colour it with powder, and download it as a picture or a printable outline.
Kolam dot grid
A kolam starts as a grid of dots (pulli). The line loops around the dots without touching them, and the generator draws a new symmetric pattern each time.
This kolam is one continuous line — it can be drawn without lifting your hand.
Celebrating tonight? Light up the screen with the fireworks simulator or the confetti cannon.
Diwali countdown
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Dates are for India (IST): Lakshmi Puja falls on the new moon (amavasya) of Kartika in the purnimanta calendar used in much of North India, which is the amavasya of Ashvin in the amanta calendar of the South and West. Checked against published panchang and holiday calendars; observances in some regions and outside India can fall a day apart. Upcoming main dates: 2026: Sunday, November 8 · 2027: Friday, October 29 · 2028: Tuesday, October 17.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a kolam and a rangoli?
Both are designs drawn on the ground at the entrance of a home. Kolam is the South Indian tradition, especially in Tamil Nadu: a grid of dots (pulli) is laid down first, often in rice flour, and a line is drawn looping around the dots, usually white. Rangoli is the name used across much of India for designs in coloured powder, flower petals or rice, often filled in with bright colours and made for festivals such as Diwali. This tool does both: a kolam line on a dot grid, and colour-powder rangoli around it.
How are the kolam patterns generated?
The dots sit in the middle of a grid of squares. The line runs diagonally between the midpoints of the squares’ sides, so it always curls around the dots without touching them. At each midpoint it either goes straight on or turns back as if it had hit a mirror, and the outer edge always turns it back. The mirrors are placed at random but repeated in all four quarter-turns, so the design is symmetric. With one unbroken line ticked, the tool tries up to 160 arrangements and keeps the one with the fewest separate loops.
When is Diwali in 2026?
The main day of Diwali, Lakshmi Puja, falls on Sunday, November 8, 2026, as observed in India. The five days run from Dhanteras on November 6 to Bhai Dooj on November 10. Lakshmi Puja is on the new moon (amavasya) of Kartika in the purnimanta calendar, which is the amavasya of Ashvin in the amanta calendar. In 2027 the date is October 29, and in 2028 it is October 17. Dates can differ by a day between regions, so check a local panchang for puja timings.
Can I print the design and draw it on the floor?
Yes. Printable outline (PDF) makes an A4 page with the kolam, lines, circles and stamp shapes in black on white, without the colour fills, so you can colour it in with pencils or use it as a guide. For a floor rangoli, a common way is to mark the centre and a few circles with chalk first, then lay the dots or outline and fill in the powder from the middle outwards.
Why doesn’t Fill colour the area I tapped?
Fill spreads powder from the point you tap until it reaches a line, circle, stamp or the kolam. If there is a gap in the outline, the colour leaks through into the next area; undo, close the gap with a line, and fill again. Tapping exactly on a line or stamp does nothing. With symmetry on, the same fill is repeated in each matching area around the centre.
Is my design saved or uploaded?
It is drawn entirely in your browser and never uploaded. The page doesn’t keep your design after you close it, so download a PNG or PDF of anything you want to keep. The PNG is 2048 × 2048 pixels, which is large enough to print as a poster or share as a Diwali greeting.
About this tool
This rangoli maker lets you design a festive floor pattern on screen before you pick up the powder, or make one to share as a greeting. It starts from the kolam tradition: a grid of dots in a diamond of 1-3-5-3-1 rows or a square, with a line that weaves around every dot. The generator makes a new symmetric pattern at each press, can search for a pattern drawn as one continuous line, and tells you how many loops the kolam is made of.
Around the kolam you can build a colour-powder rangoli. Petal, leaf, drop, flower, diya and dot stamps point outwards from the centre and repeat with 4, 6, 8, 12 or 16-fold symmetry, with optional mirroring; lines and circles repeat the same way. Fill with powder colours the spaces between the lines. Everything is drawn with a grainy powder texture — speckled edges and a soft dusting — on a floor colour of your choice, from terracotta to slate.
Five original starting designs show what is possible: a doorstep kolam in white on terracotta, lotus petals ringed by diyas, a marigold star around a small kolam, peacock-coloured drops and a large square kolam. When you are happy, download a 2048-pixel PNG, or a printable A4 outline to colour in or trace. The page also counts down to Diwali, with the five festival days for 2026.
The Diwali dates are for India and follow the new moon of Kartika (purnimanta calendar), which is Ashvin in the amanta calendar. They were checked against published panchang and holiday calendars, and only years that have been checked are listed. Your design stays in your browser and is never uploaded.