Beautiful and innovative multicolored rangoli

Rangoli is simply an art of drawing and coloring. Not just with colors in the notepad but on the floor and especially in front of the door for welcoming good luck into the house. This is a tradition followed by women but men and children’s are also interested in making Rangoli. On any auspicious occasion in India, Rangoli is made and it is practiced more during the Diwali — the festival of lights. During Diwali, people from Northern India make Rangoli from the day of Ekadashi till the Hindu New Year. This brings six days of celebrations and enjoyment amongst the people. In some of the families, it is a custom to make Rangoli every-day, where the woman first cleans the entire house, then sprinkles the water in the courtyard, and near the main entrance she then makes beautiful and colorful patterns of Rangoli. Materials such as colored rice, dry flour, and colored sand or flower petals are used to make Rangoli designs.

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Rangoli designs have changed over time with different themes and variations. It can be of any size ranging from a dinner plate to the size of your room. Rangoli designs can be simple geometric shapes like square or rectangle, freehand designs, deity impressions, or flower and petal shapes. Many people do make extravagant designs of Rangoli depicting the beautiful colors of nature. in Gujarat, women decide Rangoli designs according to the importance of the day during the Diwali festival. On the occasion of Ekadashi or Agiyaras tithi, they draw Tulsi (Holy Basil), on the day of wagh baras also known as Govatsa Dwadashi, they draw lion. On the day of dhanteras — dhan trayodashi, they draw ‘Ma Laxmi’, on Kali Chaudas they draw freehand scenery. On the day of Diwali they draw deepak (lamp). And on New Year they draw Rangoli with New Year wishes. The selection of designs is totally one’s choice and it’s not mandatory. Besides Diwali, it is also drawn on auspicious functions like puja or weddings. In Maharastra, Rangoli is drawn outside the main door of the house to keep negative vibes away from the house. In Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh it is practiced daily and it is taken as one part of puja. During the festival of Onam, women draw Rangoli on each of ten days of the function.