Shankam muggulu with dots

One of the most fascinating designs is the conch or shankh designs in rangoli.  We use them for festivals like Sankranti and also for Navratri decoration .

The popular star dot pattern used for shankh rangoli is shown below

How to draw star with dots for rangoli

First place two rows of nine dots

Then 10,111,12 dots above and below the 9 dots

Then it is 3,2,1 dots on either side

How to draw star using dots for rangoli

This pattern is used in a variety of rangoli designs

The next few images show how the design progresses and also how the shankh pattern is drawn.
Incidentally the shankam can be drawn in many ways.

Add colours for the design when we draw for our New Year muggu or Sankranthi.