Traditional Rangoli for small spaces ...

An Indian needs no introduction to Rangoli. In India Rangoli is know by many names- Raangoli, Alplana, Rangavali, Muggu, Kolam, Mandana etc..

Traditionally Rangolis were drawn everyday in the front yard and near the tulasi madan. Increasingly people have lesser time to devote for this activity hence its restricted to special occasions and festivals.

Rangoli is believed to bring in positive energy. Hence I try and have a Rangoli pattern outside my house almost everyday. Anything to surround myself with positive energy. Besides it a great decorative and makes beautifies the entrance. 

Different patterns of Rangoli are related to different god principles but this is not the scope of this post. I find this art slowly disappearing from our lives and it pains me. Time and space are the two major reasons stated for this. Completely understandable. With the per sft cost sky rocketing the space available for drawing Rangolis in the metros is getting restricted to just a tile. The post attempts to show you what we can do on a 12 X 12 tile. 

Below are patterns of traditional rangoli designs believe me it takes me less than 20 mins to make these.......

So my humble request let this beautiful tradition not disappear from our lives. Besides the decorative quality it gives me immense happiness to see this outside my house.

If you think the above designs are tough I will soon come up with contemporary designs of my own. In the interim you may hop on to my FB page on: 

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