Around October-November, in India, we have this national festival of lights,
Diwali/Deepawali. Along with the usual rituals, which is mainly lighting hundreds of small clay lamps (Deep) in the evening, we follow the tradition of making
Rangoli or patterns out of bright coloured powder and flowers at the threshold of our homes. One can either do this free hand or with the help of stencils which are becoming common and are easily available all around the city (Bombay, where I live) during the season. Time and mind saving, these stencils make instant designs on your floor. However, I prefer the age old way of letting slip the powder with the pinch and patient slide of my thumb and index finger along the imaginary lines of the pattern I keep drawing in my mind simultaneously.
This simple
Rangoli done on Diwali eve took me about an hour and a half to finish.
family traditions, made with loving hands how wonderful. What an amazing Rangoli it's beautiful and a lovely tradition.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful this is and I enjoyed hearing about the Diwali tradition.
ReplyDeleteSo stunning in pattern, texture & color. I imagine it being a meditative process while creating.
ReplyDeletebeautiful colors
ReplyDeleteWow this is so pretty and interesting to learn about. I hope you get to admire your work for a few days at least.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great tradition, colourful and meaningful. Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteI love traditions, and this is so beautiful and colorful.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing part of your culture and your beautiful creation!
ReplyDeleteIt is gorgeous and very interesting!
ReplyDeletethis is so interesting. it doesn't look like a simple pattern to me. very pretty. thanks for sharing this tradition.
ReplyDelete...Amazing!...I once watched Buddist monks making a sand painting which took several days...then it was washed into the river...beautiful temporary art...
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