Rangoli

   Rangoli is an art form from India in which patterns are created on the floor in living rooms or courtyards using materials such as coloured rice, dry flour, coloured sand or flower petals. It is usually made during Diwali, Onam, Pongal and other Indian festivals. 

The purpose of rangoli is decoration, and it is thought to bring good luck. Design depictions may also vary as they reflect traditions, folklore and practices that are unique to each area. Rangoli designs can be simple geometric shapes, deity impressions, or flower and petal shapes.

There are different types of rangoli varying based on  different material used to draw rangoli.

Dotted Rangoli: Dotted Rangoli means the design which is made by making dots in equal lines and equal numbers in different shapes like square,circular,star. Later it is filled with beautiful colours and get a traditional design mostly made in south India.

Free Hand Rangoli: This is one of the most common and famous form of Rangoli which can be seen in every home in every occasion made by the help of different colours of sand. Its also known as ever green form of Rangoli.

Flower Rangoli: The modern form of Rangoli which is made by the beautiful petals of flowers at the front door of house.  Flower Petals Rangoli is very eye pleasing along with beautiful fragrance of flowers like roses ,marigolds and lotus. During the festival of Onam in Kerala, its the one of the major attraction of festival known as Onam Pookalam.

 

Sanskar-Bharati Rangoli: It is known as sanskar Rangoli due to its design and patterns, which contains many circles and each circle represents different Sanskar of our life.

Floating Rangoli: The modern and youngest form of in which diyas, flower,candles float on the water of bowels. Even now water colours are also used and its look very beautiful.

Under water Rangoli: The modern and youngest form of in.. 

Wooden Rangoli: This pattern of Rangoli is come with the fixed set of things like, flower,birds leaf etc, which can be arranged at the wall or floor.

Glass Rangoli: Glass rangoli is not as much as popular but during the no time one can use the ready-made painted glasses in different shape and size which are then decorated with kundan to make a quick rangoli.

Portrait Rangoli: It takes lots of effort and accuracy, time and patience to make portrait rangoli. The beauty of this rangoli cannot be neglected. People often select their idols or Lords or goddesses for porttraiting.

Mandana: It is a traditional form of rangoli of rajasthan region.