I Want A Rangoli Theme For Rangoli Competition - Can You Help?

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Rangoli is one of the arts of India. It is a traditional way of decorating courtyards and walls of Indian houses, places of worship and sometimes eating places as well. The powder of white stone, lime, rice flour and other cheap paste is used to draw intricate patterns during Hindu festivals and are meant as sacred welcoming areas for the deities.

The ancient symbols have been passed on through the ages, from each generation to the one that followed, thus keeping both the art form and the tradition alive. Rangoli and similar practices are followed in different Indian states; in Tamil Nadu, one has Kolam, Madanae in Rajasthan, Chowkpurna in Northern India, Alpana in Bengal, Aripana in Bihar, and so on.

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. It is traditionally done by women, but over the years modern additions have been adopted. Generally, this practice is showcased during occasions such as festivals, auspicious observances, celebrations of marriages and other similar milestones and gatherings. Rangoli designs can be simple geometric shapes, deity impressions, flower and petal shapes appropriate for the given celebrations, but they can also become very elaborate designs crafted by numerous people. The base material is usually dry or wet granulated rice or dry flour, to which Sindoor (vermillion), Haldi (tumeric) and other natural colours can be added. Chemical colours are a modern variation. Other materials include coloured sand and even flowers and petals, as in the case of Flower Rangolis.

Rangoli designs can be found by simply just searching for Rangoli patterns online, below is a link to Google images which shows a number of different patterns and below that is a link to a website that describes the history of Rangoli design and patterns in more detail:

www.google.co.uk/search?q=rangoli+patterns&hl=en&rlz

www.snaithprimary.eril.net/rang.htm
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Some nice concept for rangoli design
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Patriotic
themes
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Harmony man and nature
relation ship between man and mature
effects of human on earth
happiest moments in life
under ground life
underwater life
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I want a rangoli design --theme 4 global warming
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I think the best designs can be sen on this website: Www.avniarts.org. These have been made by school children in India.
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Rangoli designs are generally based on themes that have been in use through ages. The common  themes I would suggest are chakra, a lighted Deepak, trident, "shree", lotus. Other popular themes are natural images like flowers, creepers, trees, fish, birds, elephants, dancing figures, human figures and geometrical figures such as circles, semi-circles, triangles, squares and rectangles.
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Hi you can decide your theme as ganapathi r krishna along wit radhai, also you can design your theme on d surface of water by applying saw dust powder on it. You can do it under water also. To b best choose flowers n its petals to decorate it. Rangoli s not ly depends on d theme also d way v r expressing it. Ve a nice time. Bye...

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