Rangoli Colouring Pages

Rangoli coloring ideas

Start with the 5×5 or 7 to 4 dot page: colour the design, then turn to page 2 of the PDF and copy it onto the blank dots, or invent your own by joining the dots with curves.

Every page can be coloured online on a phone, tablet or computer, or printed from its free US Letter or A4 PDF. Print the PDF at 100% so nothing is cut off.

Rangoli colouring in pages and colouring sheets

Whether you call them colouring pages, colouring in pages or colouring sheets, every Rangoli page here works the same way: colour it in online on a phone or tablet, or print the free A4 or US Letter PDF and colour it in with pencils, crayons or felt pens.

About Rangoli

Rangoli is a floor-art tradition from India. Patterns are made at the doorstep or in a courtyard with coloured powder, rice flour, coloured rice or flower petals, especially at Diwali and other festivals, weddings and family celebrations. In South India, patterns drawn on a grid of dots, often in white rice flour, are called kolam.

Our pages are geometric: dots, petals, stars, diamonds and rings, with no religious symbols, so they suit any classroom. Dot rangoli are named by their dots: "7 to 4" has a middle row of 7 dots and rows of 6, 5 and 4 above and below; "9×9" is a square of 81 dots. For Diwali lamps and lanterns, see the Diwali colouring pages.

Rangoli questions

What is a rangoli?

A rangoli is a pattern made on the floor, usually at the entrance of a home, from coloured powder, rice or flower petals. It is made especially at Diwali, and also for other festivals and celebrations.

What does "rangoli with dots 7 to 4" mean?

It describes the dot grid: a middle row of 7 dots, with rows of 6, 5 and 4 dots above and below it, each row set half a step in. The design is drawn by joining or curving around the dots.

What is the difference between rangoli and kolam?

Kolam is the South Indian tradition of drawing patterns, often over a grid of dots, in white rice flour; rangoli is the wider name for floor patterns in colour. Many people use both words for dot patterns.