Rangoli is an art form, originating in the Indian subcontinent, in which patterns are created on the floor or the ground. It is usually made during Diwali or Tihar, Onam, Pongal, Sankranthi and other Hindu festivals. The purpose of rangoli is to feel strength, generosity and it is thought to bring good luck.
About Rangoli in brief
Rangoli is an art form, originating in the Indian subcontinent, in which patterns are created on the floor or the ground using materials such as coloured rice, coloured sand, quartz powder or flower petals. It is usually made during Diwali or Tihar, Onam, Pongal, Sankranthi and other Hindu festivals. The purpose of rangoli is to feel strength, generosity, and it is thought to bring good luck. Rangoli designs can be simple geometric shapes, deity impressions, or flower and petal shapes, but they can also be very elaborate designs crafted by numerous people. The various names for this art form and similar practices include muggu in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, rangolirangole in Karnataka, kolam in Tamil Nadu, mandanamandas in Rajasthan, chowkpurana in Chhattisgarh, alpanaalpona in West Bengal, murujamarje or chita in Odisha, haripanaripan in Bihar.
In Odisha the Murja is used at the art media is separated by different groups – different icons and groups of society. In Maharashtra and Karnataka,. rangolis are drawn on the doors of homes so that evil forces attempting to enter are repelled. During the festival of Onam in Kerala, flowers are laid down for each of the ten days of the celebration, the design growing larger and more complex every day. The designs are geometric and symmetrical but the materials used are similar: powdered quartz, dry or wet powdered rice or dry flour, to which sindooram, pasupu and other natural colours can be added. Other materials include red brick powder and even flowers and petals, as in the case of flower rangolis. In middle India mainly in ChattisgarH Rangolis are called Chaook and is generally drawn at the entrance of a house or any other building.
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