Festival-of-lights season: plan the doorstep rangoli before the powder comes out.
Rangoli RingsWill your rangoli fit the time and the powder?
Set the rings from the centre out. The page draws it, estimates the powder and minutes, and flags what will not fit.
1 The plan
Rings, centre first
Motif, colour and how many times it repeats round the ring. A border line or solid fill has no count.
Powder on hand
2 The rangoli free
The page's estimates
The doorstep list: powder to get and each person's rings, to send to the helpers or keep on a phone.
3 Ask the planner
One run turns the page's problems into a verdict, one fix each, and a centre-out drawing order naming who draws each ring. The page re-checks the reply.
The planner's reply - none yet
-Fixes
Drawing order, centre out
The planner's note
The page's check
4 Saved plans
How the verdict is decided
The page splits the width into equal rings and estimates each ring's powder (about 0.08 g per covered square cm) and minutes from its motif; extra hands speed things up, but not in full. Then it flags problems and applies a fixed rule, in order: over the time means trim it; any colour short of powder means restock first; neighbouring rings in the same or close shades, or a repeat count that does not divide into the sections, means adjust first; otherwise draw it. Every figure is an estimate.
Safety: if lit lamps sit near the rangoli, keep them clear of clothing, curtains and walkways, and keep powder away from eyes. Not professional advice.