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

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

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Then it is 3,2,1 dots on either side
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How to draw star using dots for rangoli

This pattern is used in a variety of rangoli designs
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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.

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Next step for this shanku chukki rangoli 
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shankh rangoli with dots step by step 
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One of the many types of sangu kolam with dots
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Add colours for the design when we draw for our New Year muggu or Sankranthi.

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