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 eight long pointed petals around the centre, filled in pink. Mark the eight tips with dots first so the petals come out even.
Place eight white dots in a ring, one in each gap. Drop a pinch of powder and press lightly for each dot.
Draw a thin white circle around the design. A string held at the centre, with chalk at the other end, keeps it round.
Finish the edge with sixteen small half-circles in orange, touching each other like a lace border.

Tip: To get eight equal parts, mark a cross first (top, bottom, left, right), then one mark halfway between each pair.

Make it your own

Change the colours to what you have at home. Any two strong colours and white are enough.
Make it smaller for a puja thali or a table, or repeat it three times in a row along a wall.
Print the outline and let children colour it first. It is good practice before the powder comes out.