9 - 1 : kolam with parallel dots
Start with 9 dots in the center and reduce the dot-count on both sides as shown.
Please click on the blue arrow located at the bottom of the dot grid, to view the animation.

9 - 1 : kolam with parallel dots
Start with 9 dots in the center and reduce the dot-count on both sides as shown.
Please click on the blue arrow located at the bottom of the dot grid, to view the animation.
Please click on the blue button at the bottom of the dot-grid to start the animation.

5/5 kolam with interlaced dots
Start with 5 dots at the center and reduce the number of dots at the top and bottom.

9 - 1 : kolam with parallel dotsThe middle of the kolam has one chunk of 5 rows of 9 dots each, 2 rows of 5 dots each at the top of the middle chunk and another set of 2 rows of 5 dots each at the bottom of the middle chunk (with all the respective dots laid out parallel in the proper count).
Please click on the blue arrow located at the bottom of the dot grid, to view the animation.

9-3 : kolam with irregular parallel dots
You would have to look at the corresponding kolam image to understand the layout of dots in this kolam, because despite being a parallel dots kolam, it has some dots missing (not laid out) in the 7 dots row both at the top and bottom of the center row(9 dots).
Please click on the blue arrow located at the bottom of the dot grid, to view the animation.

A 15x8 dotted kolam, suitable to make for special occasions like Navratri.
Please press the blue arrow seen below the image, to see the animation.
