INDIA

INDIA

• Population 1.2 billion
• 7th largest county by area
• One of the oldest inhabited civilization.
• Birthplace of many religions
• Yoga
• Bollywood
• Spices
• Himalayas

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RANGOLI

MEANING

• Sanskrit word "rang"(color) +"avali"(row)
• Motifs drawn on the floors or walls
• Sign of welcome
• Mark festivities
• Different names include kolam, Aripan, Muggulu

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• Bring prosperity to family
• Rice flour attracts birds, ants inviting co-existence
• Women washed cleaned courtyards every morning and made new designs.
• Transient nature of life

DESIGNS

• Designs are passed through generations
• Geometric and proportioned
• Size can be that of a doormat or cover entire rooms
• Patterns made with hand using rice flour, chalk or limestone
• Lines are complete

PATTERNS

• Lines drawn on finger movement
• Mapping done with dots
• Dots then joined to draw patterns
• Patterns are then filled with color

THEMES

• Celestial symbols - sun, moon, stars
• Holy symbols- Om, chakra, diya, trident
• Flowers- lotus, trees, creepers
• Animals and birds
• Circles, triangles, squares and rectangles

INGREDIENTS

• Rice flour
• Grains and lentils
• Flowers
• Sand and colored powders
• Chalk

FLOWERS

GRAINS

RICE FLOUR

RICE FLOUR

COLORED POWDER

A SENSE OF COMPLETION TO CELEBRATIONS

ENJOY MAKING YOUR RANGOLI

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