Rangoli is basically an art by making colorful designs over the door or at pooja rooms and doorsteps. Women from India makes Rangoli at there home’s doorways so the entrance of the home looks good like a heaven. Different designs of Rangoli makes people and family members happy. some of Rangoli patterns made at homes are made with so easily available goods like rice power, floor, turmeric, spice and home made colors which are used at Holi (the color festival of India) festival.
Rangoli is an art by women in India. kitchen stuff are used to make good Rangolis.Rangoli designs are usually drawn with chalk power and or rice powder which are easily available at Indian Hindu homes. Rangoli is usually drawn with chalk and dry rice powder, although most often a fine gravel powder is used as a cheap and easy substitute for the rice powder.
Rangoli is an art by women in India. kitchen stuff are used to make good Rangolis.Rangoli designs are usually drawn with chalk power and or rice powder which are easily available at Indian Hindu homes. Rangoli is usually drawn with chalk and dry rice powder, although most often a fine gravel powder is used as a cheap and easy substitute for the rice powder.
Different names of Rangoli
In every region of India, it is known by different names :
Kerala : ’Puvidal’ ( Puv means flower and idal means arrangement, i.e. Rangoli by flowers.
Tamil Nadu : ’Kolam’ ( kolam – name of a specific quality of rice. Rangoli is drawn by using rice flour )
Andhra Pradesh : ’Muggu’ ( Rangoli drawn by using thick batter of soaked rice flour )
Karnataka : ’Rangoli’ ( From the powder of a special kind of a rock. Tiny dots are drawn on the floor usually in even numbers. These dots are joined with the powder in a geometrical fashion )
Maharashtra : ’Rangvalli’ ( Rangoli thick powder made from special rock is used in various colors, and the powder of burnt rice skin is used to draw rangoli in Konkan part of Maharashtra )
Gujarat : ’Sathiya’ ( Rangoli is known by this name )
Gujarat : ’Sathiya’ ( Rangoli is known by this name )
Rajasthan : ’Mandana’ ( rice flour mixed with little turmeric. It is drawn on the walls )
Madhya Pradesh : ’ChowkPurna’ ( Traditional designs fitted in square with leaves and flowers )
Uttar Pradesh : It is known as ‘Sona Rakhana’
Orissa : It is known as ‘Ossa’
Almora – Garhawal : It is well popular known as ‘Alpana’
Bengal : In Bengal it is drawn by soak rice paste and known as ‘Apana’
With almost ‘Four Hundred’ names ,Rangoli designs and patterns are ultimately very attractive.Now just start and find Diwali Rangoli design.
