Many different rituals are followed in India as a means of auspicious signs such as lighting lamp in Diwali, planting Tulsi tree infront of house etc. One of them is making Rangoli, The folk art Indian Rangoli
Many different rituals are followed in India as a means of auspicious signs such as lighting lamp in Diwali, planting Tulsi tree infront of house etc. One of them is making Rangoli, The folk art Indian Rangoli is made on the floor at the front door.
Rangoli is made in courtyards to welcome Hindus deities and guests,on different occasions and festivals like Dipawali, Marriages, Pooja and many more. Making Indian Rangoli is considered auspicious and lucky for the home and familly,it is popular across the country and has different names in different states like kolam in Tamilnadu,alpana in Bengal,chowk pujan in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
Chowk purn is the oldest form of Rangoli in India, which is still made by old woman on the occasion of welcoming guest,Poojas like Gangour, Chhath pooja,Styanarayan katha etc. It is made by flour of wheat,vermilion and turmeric, making chawk is considered very auspicious and it is also said that it pleases god and goddess.
Dotted Rangoli means the design which is made by making dots in equal lines and equal numbers in different shapes like square,circular,star. Later it is filled with beautiful colors and get a traditional design mostly made in south India.
This is one of the most common and famous form of Rangoli which can be seen in every home in every occasion made by the help of different colors of sand. Its also known as ever green form of Rangoli.
The modern form of Rangoli which is made by the beautiful petals of flowers at the front door of house. Flower Petals Rangoli is very eye pleasing along with beautiful fragrance of flowers like roses,marigolds and lotus. During the festival of Onam in Kerala, its the one of the major attraction of festival known as Onam Pookalam.
Alpana is the most auspicious kinds of Rangoli which is made by the grinned paste of rice. The specialty of this Rangoli is that it is made by the help of only three fingers, Mostly design by only Bengali people on the occasion of Durga pooja and Dipawali to welcome goddess laxmi’s.
This pattern of Rangoli is come with the fixed set of things like, flower,birds leaf etc, which can be arranged at the wall or floor.
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