🌸 Code-a-Pookkalam 2025 🌸

Welcome to the Code-a-pookalam competition hosted by TinkerHub RIT! This is a fun and creative coding competition where participants have to code their very own Pookalam (floral design) using programming skills. The challenge is conducted every year during Onam to celebrate the spirit of the festival with a technical twist

🎨 What is a Pookkalam?

A Pookalam is a traditional floral decoration made with colorful flowers, laid out in intricate patterns during the Onam festival in Kerala. In Code-a-pookalam, participants will replicate this art using code!

How to participate?

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Click on the given link and fill out the form

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Join the whatsapp group to receive updates

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Submit your final result via the forking the repo in GitHub

🏆 Competition Details

Date: August 30 - September 6
Eligibility: Should be enrolled in any college or School in Kerala
Mode: Online
Submission: GitHub (Details will be shared in the Whatsapp group)
Registration: The registration will be via the TinkerHub app
Registration fees: Huh what? Never heard of that
Prize: A ticket to Kochi DevFest

What are the rules?

Design a Pookkalam using any programming language of your choice. You can use tools like Python (e.g., Turtle), JavaScript (e.g., P5.js, Canvas), C/C++, or any other language that supports graphical rendering.
The Pookkalam design should be original and not copied from existing online resources.
You may use any shapes like circles, ellipses, and other geometrical forms to create your pattern.
The competition is open to only individual participants
The submission will be done by forking a repository which will be given by us after the start of the competition.