Flower rangoli designs

The flowers of the puja, drawn petal by petal round one centre. Each can also be laid with real petals: marigold, rose, chrysanthemum and jasmine.

• Lotus

  Simple

  The lotus is the flower Lakshmi stands on: beauty that rises clean from muddy water.

  You’ll need Magenta, white, yellow and green colours, and chalk. No dot grid: start from one point.

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  Step by step4 stages

  1. Chalk guide. With chalk, mark a point low in the middle and fan five lines up from it, the middle one tallest.

  2. Outline. Draw a pointed petal over each line, slip four narrow petals behind them, and add two leaves and a bowl below.

  3. First colours. Fill the five front petals with magenta and the petals behind with white.

  4. Finished. Add a yellow streak in each petal, colour the leaves and bowl green, and set a ring of white dots round it.

• Marigold

  Simple

  Marigolds are the flowers of every puja; drawn at the door they say the home is ready.

  You’ll need Saffron, yellow, green and white colours, and chalk. No dot grid: three circles are enough.

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  Step by step4 stages

  1. Chalk guide. Draw three circles with chalk: a small one for the centre, a larger one for the petals and a wide one for the edge.

  2. Outline. Draw sixteen rounded petals between the circles, a second row peeping between them, and four leaves.

  3. First colours. Fill the outer petals with saffron and the inner ones with yellow.

  4. Finished. Colour the centre and the leaves green, add yellow dots in the middle and white dots round the edge.

• Hibiscus

  Medium

  The hibiscus, the red jaba flower, is offered at the puja; drawn at the door, it brings that colour home.

  You’ll need Magenta, saffron, yellow, green and white colours, and chalk. No dot grid: one circle and five lines.

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  Step by step4 stages

  1. Chalk guide. Draw a small and a large circle round one centre with chalk, and five lines out from the middle.

  2. Outline. Draw a broad round petal on each line, a small throat in the middle, a leaf tip between the petals and a long stamen.

  3. First colours. Fill the petals with magenta, the throat with saffron and the stamen with yellow.

  4. Finished. Draw thin white veins on each petal, colour the leaves green and dot the tip of the stamen with yellow and saffron.

• Jasmine

  Medium

  Jasmine is strung into garlands and worn in the hair at festivals; its white stands for a pure and peaceful home.

  You’ll need White, deep blue, green and yellow colours, and chalk. No dot grid: three circles round one centre.

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  Step by step4 stages

  1. Chalk guide. Draw three circles round one centre with chalk, and a cross through them.

  2. Outline. Draw a jasmine of six long petals with six shorter ones between, leaves round it, and twelve small flowers along the middle circle.

  3. First colours. Fill the big circle with deep blue, then the petals and the small flowers with white, and draw the green string.

  4. Finished. Colour the leaves green, add yellow centres, a white bud between each small flower and a ring of white dots.

• Concentric petals

  Detailed

  Petals opening ring by ring are a lotus seen from above, the seat of Lakshmi, opening to welcome her.

  You’ll need Yellow, magenta, saffron, green and white colours, and chalk. No dot grid: five circles round one centre.

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  Step by step5 stages

  1. Chalk guide. Draw five circles round one centre with chalk, and four lines through the middle to space the petals.

  2. Outline. Draw the petals ring by ring from the middle out: eight, then sixteen, sixteen again between them, and twenty-four round the edge.

  3. First colours. Fill the outer ring with yellow and the next ring in with magenta.

  4. More colours. Fill the inner rings with saffron and green.

  5. Finished. Add white streaks to the green petals, a magenta centre with yellow dots, and rings of white dots.

• Sunflower

  Detailed

  The sunflower turns to follow the sun; drawn at Diwali, it turns the home towards light.

  You’ll need Yellow, saffron and green colours, and chalk. No dot grid: three circles round one centre.

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  Step by step5 stages

  1. Chalk guide. Draw three circles round one centre with chalk: a small one for the head and two wide ones for the petals.

  2. Outline. Draw long pointed petals all round the head, a shorter row peeping between them and a band round the head.

  3. First colours. Fill the long petals with yellow and the short ones with saffron, and leave the head dark.

  4. More colours. Go round the head in saffron and press saffron seeds into it in curving rows, from the middle out.

  5. Finished. Add yellow seeds among them, small green tips between the petals and yellow dots round the edge.

Magenta, white, yellow and green colours, and chalk. No dot grid: start from one point.

1. Step 1 · Chalk guide

   With chalk, mark a point low in the middle and fan five lines up from it, the middle one tallest.

2. Step 2 · Outline

   Draw a pointed petal over each line, slip four narrow petals behind them, and add two leaves and a bowl below.

3. Step 3 · First colours

   Fill the five front petals with magenta and the petals behind with white.

4. Step 4 · Finished

   Add a yellow streak in each petal, colour the leaves and bowl green, and set a ring of white dots round it.

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