Simple rangoli designs you can really make at your doorstep: one for each day of Diwali, from Agiyaras to Labh Pancham, plus easy designs for beginners. Big shapes, five or six colours.
From Agiyaras to Labh Pancham: one easy design for every day of the Gujarati Diwali week, including Saal Mubarak and Happy New Year rangolis.
Agiyaras (Rama Ekadashi) · around 4 Nov 2026about 60 cm · 30 minutes · 5 colours
A calm, light rangoli for Agiyaras, the first day of the Diwali week: a white and yellow flower in the middle, green leaves, and a ring of orange diya shapes.
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Vagh Baras · around 5 Nov 2026about 70 cm · 45 minutes · 6 colours
For Vagh Baras, when families honour cows and calves: a cow and her calf with marigold garlands, inside a round frame of flowers and leaves.
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Dhanteras · 6 Nov 2026about 60 cm · 40 minutes · 5 colours
A bright Dhanteras rangoli: a pot full of gold coins in the middle, a ring of big gold coins, green leaves and red dots.
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Kali Chaudas · 7 Nov 2026about 60 cm · 40 minutes · 5 colours
For Kali Chaudas, the night lamps are lit to keep the dark away: a deep blue and purple star with a big diya in the middle, ringed by yellow lamp shapes.
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Bestu Varas (Gujarati New Year) · 9 or 10 Nov 2026about 80 cm · 45 minutes · 6 colours
A Gujarati New Year rangoli: a rising sun, a row of pink flowers and "Saal Mubarak" written in white powder.
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New Year (Bestu Varas) · 9 or 10 Nov 2026about 80 cm · 45–60 minutes · 6 colours
A colourful New Year rangoli: a round flower mandala with a diya in a blue centre, and "Happy New Year" in white powder below it.
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Bhai Bij (Bhai Dooj) · 10 or 11 Nov 2026about 60 cm · 40 minutes · 6 colours
A Bhai Bij rangoli: a yellow thali with a diya, a bowl of laddoos and flowers, inside a red ring of white dots and big pink and purple flowers.
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Labh Pancham · 14 Nov 2026about 60 cm · 40 minutes · 6 colours
For Labh Pancham, when new work and new account books begin: a red chopda with a yellow string in the middle of a square frame with flowers at the corners.
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about 60 cm · 30–45 minutes · 6 colours
A bright, classic flower: a yellow centre, eight round pink petals, orange pointed petals behind them, green leaves and blue dots around the edge.
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about 60 cm · 30–40 minutes · 6 colours
A big lotus seen from above, with two rings of pink petals, a yellow centre and green lily-pad leaves around it.
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about 60 cm · 40 minutes · 6 colours
A big diya with a bright flame in the middle of a ring of purple and pink petals: the perfect rangoli for the festival of lights.
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about 70 cm · 45 minutes · 6 colours
A simple peacock with its tail spread in a big fan of nine feathers, each with a bright eye: a favourite Diwali rangoli.
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about 60 cm · 30 minutes · 6 colours
An eight-point star made from two squares, with a green flower in a white circle in the middle and blue corners with white flowers. Easy to draw with a ruler.
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