How to draw it, step by step

Sweep the floor and wipe it with a damp cloth so the powder grips. Mark the centre with chalk. Then follow the pictures. Each one adds one part.

Make a small filled circle in yellow. This is the centre of the whole design, so place it carefully.
Draw six short pointed petals around the centre, filled in orange. Mark the six tips with dots first so the petals come out even.
Draw a thin white circle around the design. A string held at the centre, with chalk at the other end, keeps it round.
Draw six diyas in a ring: a brown bowl for each, with a yellow flame pointing outward. You can also place real diyas here after dark.
Place six white dots in a ring. Drop a pinch of powder and press lightly for each dot.
Finish the edge with twenty small half-circles in red, touching each other like a lace border.

Tip: Keep the bowls of the diyas wide and flat. A narrow bowl looks like a leaf from a distance.

Make it your own

Swap one ring of petals for flower petals or for real diyas placed on the floor.
Add one of the border designs around it to make it larger without drawing a harder centre.
Print the outline and try two or three colour plans with pencils before you choose.