Simple Rangoli Designs

           Rangoli is the art of drawing images and motifs using different color powders.It has been a tradition to draw Rangoli on the festivals and other auspicious occasions as it is considered a holy ritual. But there is a unique relationship between the festival of Diwali and drawing rangoli.

         Many of the designs are geometric and proportioned. The common rangoli themes are the celestial symbols such as the rising sun, moon, stars, zodiac signs, holy symbols like Om, Shree ,Swastika, Chakra, a lighted Deepak, trident,Kalash, lotus etc. Goddess Lakshmi in the lotus symbolizes the figure of renewed life.

        Other popular themes are images like flowers, creepers, trees, fish, elephants,holy cow,horses, birds like eagles ,peacocks ,swans ,parrots,  dancing figures, human figures and geometrical figures such as circles, semi-circles, triangles, squares and rectangles etc..These geometrical patterns must be formed in a continuous, unbroken lines.

Flower Rangoli

Ganapati Rangoli

Colourful Rangoli

Ratham Kolam (Ratham Muggu) / Rangoli

Rangoli

Rangoli is an ancient cultural tradition and art from India. The art of rangoli is known by different names in different regions such as "Rangoli" in Maharashtra, Alpana (in Bengal), and Kolam (in Kerala),Rangavallie (in Karnataka),Muggu (in Andhra Pradesh).The patterns are made with finger using rice powder, crushed lime stone, or colored chalk. They may be topped with grains, pulses, beads, flowers or colours. This is a popular art form among Indian women.  Rangoli are painted on the ground in front of houses.Rangoli are typically painted during festivals like Diwali ,Dasara,Sankranti ,Onam etc.