Painted Prayers of India

First Online: August 30,2001
Last updated : March 09,2008

Rangoli (ran-goal-i, also known as Alpana, Kolam and by other names) is a traditional art of decorating courtyards and walls of Indian houses, places of worship and sometimes eating places as well.

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Arjuna's Dejection Scene from the Mahabharata in Rangoli Art
	Colorful Rangoli Designs
Divine Chariot in a Rangoli Design
	Dots are the soul of Rangoli Art
Draupadi's Wedding Scene from the Mahabharata in Rangoli Art
	Duck in a Rangoli Pattern
From One Generation to Another A mother teaches Rangoli to daughter
	A Girl Learning Rangoli by Looking at a Book
Girl paints Alpana in front of the door, Calcutta
	Karna's Predicament Scene from a Hindu Epic in Rangoli Art
Kolam (a.k.a. Rangoli) in Tamil Nadu Typically laid with rice powder, Kolam is a women's art in South India with spiritual connections
	Making of a Rangoli Design (Animation… please wait...)
Man Selling Rangoli Ingredients
	A Rangoli Artist of Malleswaram Artist Vasanta spreads a Rangoli design on the street
Rangoli Design for the Deepavali Festival
	Rangoli Floral Designs
A Rangoli is formed by joining predetermined dots
	Rangoli made with petals
Rangoli to Welcome the New Millennium
	Rural Woman Painting the Hase Rangoli on Wall Shimoga District in Karnataka
Santa Clause in a Rangoli Design
	A Swimming Duck in a Rangoli Design
Woman in Sari Decorates the Front Yard Rangoli decorations are believed to please the deities

See Also:

• Kamat PictureSearch Results for Rangoli
• Kamat PictureSearch Results for Geometric Design
• Folk Arts of India at Kamat's Potpourri