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RANGOLI

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“Rangoli is a

colorful art”•Rangoli is an Indian traditional folk art,generally created on floor on specialfestive occasions. The origin of this artcan be traced to the works on ind!

"ythology. Rangoli "eans a row ofcolo!rs. The tradition of Rangolioriginated in #aharashtra state andslowly disse"inated to other parts ofIndia.

•Rangolies were !sed to decorate theentrances of ho"es, a floor paintingwhich provided a war" and colo!rf!l

welco"e to visitors.

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•In Indian c!lt!res all g!ests andvisitors occ!py a very special placeand Rangoli is a an e&pression of war"

hospitality.

•In a Rangoli powdered colo!rs aresprinkled on cleaned and d!sted floor

or hard boards with fingers to for"decorations. In ancient ti"es Rangolieswere act!al decorations "ade on theentrances and walls of ho!se tobrighten !p and add colo!r tooccasions.

The art of floor painting is one whichhas s!rvived all infl!ences and

trans"itted the spirit of Indian life .


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ORIGINRangoli is na"ed differently in different Indianstates like in 'o!th India it is called (ola",#andana is Ra)asthan, *howkp!rna is the na"e ofrangoli in Northern India, Alpana in $engal, in$ihar it is called Aripana, and so. According tothe earliest dis+!isition or treatise on Indianpainting, na"ed *hitra Lakshana, a king and his

kingdo" were e&tre"ely grieved on the death ofthe high priests son. -verybody along the kingoffered prayers to the creator of the !niverse,i.e, Lord $rah"a for giving life to the boy.$rah"a)i, being "oved by the prayers of these

people, ca"e and asked the king to paint alikeness of the dead boy on the floor. e thenp!t life into the portrait, th!s relieved the entirekingdo" fro" its sorrow and pain. This"ythological tail is considered the script!ral

evidence of the origin of this bea!tif!l ind! art,na"ed Rangoli.


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.Alpana in $ihar/

The $engali Alpana are colo!rf!ldesigns and paintings done on thefloor or flat s!rface. It for"s anintegral part of religio!s rites of$engal

.

The Alpana Rangoli designs arero!nd in shape.

1.*howkp!rna in #adhya 2radesh/

#2 one of the biggest states ofIndia is fa"o!s for its Rangoli artfor" which is called as 3*howkp!rna4.*howkp!rna are the designs fitted ins+!are with leaves and flowers.

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7.(ola" in 'o!th India/

(ola" is a for" of drawing that is drawn by!sing rice flo!r8chalk8chalk powder8whiterock powder often !singnat!rally8synthetically colored powdersin Ta"il Nad!. In 'o!th India, it is widelypracticed by fe"ale ind! fa"ily "e"bersin front of their ho!ses.

9. #andana in Ra)asthan/

#andana is a type of Rangoli. It is kept

thro!gh o!t the year on walls as it wasinitially !sed for decorating the "!dho!ses. The "aterial :*h!na: ;chalkpaste


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.Rangoli acts as an energy filter. 'ince they arecreated at door entrances and it is the firstthing that catches the attention of g!ests, theyenter with a positive energy leaving all thenegativity behind. It has a positive i"pact.

1. It has a physical significance as well, it has ap!rifying effect on ones so!l as all thecleanliness activity happens early in the "orning.

7. Rangolis are believed to enco!rage peace inside

a h!"an "ind and body. This is beca!se of thesy""etry in Rangoli designs. 'y""etricpatterns have a pleasing infl!ence as theysoothe the energies in the "ind and body andthat is why Rangoli is associated with "ental

peace and spirit!al balance.

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.*howk Rangoli/

*howk p!rn is the oldest for"of Rangoli and it is "ade by

flo!r of wheat and t!r"eric

1. 5otted Rangoli/

It is "ade by "aking dots ine+!al lines and in e+!al n!"ber indifferent shapes like s+!are,circle, star.

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7. 6ree and Rangoli/

This is one of the "ostco""on and fa"o!s for" ofRangoli. It is "ade fro"free hand.

9. 6lower 2etals Rangoli/

#odern for" of Rangoliwhich is "ade by thebea!tif!l petals of flower.It not only increases thebea!ty of the s!rro!ndingb!t also adds fragrance to

it.


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?. 'anskar Rangoli/

It is known as 'anskarRangoli d!e to its designand patterns whichcontains "any circles andeach circle representsdifferent 'anskar of o!rlife.

@. =ooden Rangoli/

It is "ade with the help ofwooden d!st and it is co"prisedof fi&ed set of things likeflowers, birds etc.


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