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Rangoli also has a religious significance, enhancing the beauty of the surroundings and spreading joy and happiness all around. In Indian cultures, all guests and visitors occupy a very special place, and a rangoli is an expression of this warm hospitality. In particular, the Diwali festival is widely celebrated with rangoli, since at this time people visit each other's homes to exchange greetings and sweets. Festivals like the Onam and Diwali are Indian religious events where the Rangoli designs are used profusely.
Onam
In the south Indian state of Kerala, flowers like marigolds and chrysanthemums and leaves are used to create Rangoli-the floor art is also known as pookolam. This is specially done on Onam Day (the most important festival in Kerala) or during the whole Onam Week, when designs are changed every day.
These rangoli designs may be created directly on to washed, wet floors or on a layer of wet mud. The designs start in a small way but as the days go by, more and more rangoli artists join and the designs get bigger and more beautiful. Not all flowers are suitable as some may fade and dry very quickly. For example, the bougainvillea which comes in beautiful shades of red, pink and white cannot be used because they wither very soon. Petals of various flowers, such as oleanders, cosmos, zinnia, chrysanthemums, daisies, roses, jasmine, and green leaves are arranged into lines and filled shapes. Sometimes the petals of large flowers, such as dahlias, are separated from the flower and these are used to fill the designs. Whole flowers may be used as borders to outline a design. Again, it is entirely up to the artist to use his or her imagination. Flowers being products of nature and being beautiful add a wonderful dimension of their own to the floor art. The combination of colours and flowers reflect the creativity of the artist. The THUMBA flower is a special flower that is small and light coloured and in the shape of a heel and sole of a foot, nicknamed, the VISHNU foot; it is necessary to use this in all flower kolams during ONAM.
These pookolams being offerings to God are never cleared away with a broom when they need to be removed and are cleared only by hand.
Diwali
Diwali is the most lavish Hindu festival, occurring in October or November at the close of the rainy season, observed to propitiate the Lakshmi, goddess of plenty, luck and prosperity. Women create rangoli patterns that invoke Lakshmi to manifest in their domestic space, securing her blessings and abundance in all walks of life. During Diwali, women create rangoli in every corner of the dwelling space, with multiple auspicious designs. Hexagons and six pointed stars, and six petaled lotuses are particularly used for Diwali to honour Goddess Lakshmi.
During Diwali, Goddess Lakshmi is believed to visit homes that are well decorated and well lit, so families decorate their homes. People wear their best clothes or buy new ones, children are given presents and New Year greetings are exchanged through visits or Diwali cards.
Adorning the entrances of individual homes with Diwali rangolis to welcome everyone is a common practice during this festival. Since the entire objective of making rangoli in Diwali is to welcome Goddess Laxmi small footprints coming into the home, representing the footprints of the Goddess, are made at the main entrance of the home or near the place of worship, which indicates the entry of prosperity into the home. It is considered very auspicious as it signifies showering of good luck and prosperity on the family residing in such a well decorated home.
During Diwali some of the rangoli designs that are made are circular exuding a sense of endlessness of time. A central rangoli design is the symbolic one denoting the deity or the theme. Motifs that are generally used are lotus, fish, birds, snakes etc. which reflect the unity of man and beast. Layered with symbolism, Goddess Lakshmi in the lotus is represented in the rangolis, which indicates renewed life or the unfolding of life.
Sometimes an elaborate rangoli usually has the look of a painting.
Rangoli Competition Rangoli Designs Ranaut Kolam Designs with Dots Images with Dots Patters Designs with Flowers Photos.
Rangoli Competition Rangoli Designs Ranaut Kolam Designs with Dots Images with Dots Patters Designs with Flowers Photos.
Rangoli Competition Rangoli Designs Ranaut Kolam Designs with Dots Images with Dots Patters Designs with Flowers Photos.
Rangoli Competition Rangoli Designs Ranaut Kolam Designs with Dots Images with Dots Patters Designs with Flowers Photos.
Rangoli Competition Rangoli Designs Ranaut Kolam Designs with Dots Images with Dots Patters Designs with Flowers Photos.
Rangoli Competition Rangoli Designs Ranaut Kolam Designs with Dots Images with Dots Patters Designs with Flowers Photos.
Rangoli Competition Rangoli Designs Ranaut Kolam Designs with Dots Images with Dots Patters Designs with Flowers Photos.
Rangoli Competition Rangoli Designs Ranaut Kolam Designs with Dots Images with Dots Patters Designs with Flowers Photos.
Rangoli Competition Rangoli Designs Ranaut Kolam Designs with Dots Images with Dots Patters Designs with Flowers Photos.
Rangoli Competition Rangoli Designs Ranaut Kolam Designs with Dots Images with Dots Patters Designs with Flowers Photos.
Rangoli Competition Rangoli Designs Ranaut Kolam Designs with Dots Images with Dots Patters Designs with Flowers Photos.
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