Significance and Importance of Rangoli
Rangoli is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘rangavalli ’ . Rangoli is an art which precedes sculpture and painting. It is both an auspicious and a preliminary necessity in any religious ritual. It is a custom to draw rangolis at the site of any religious holy festival, wedding, ritualistic worship etc. The two aims of drawing rangolis are revelation of beauty and the acquisition of auspiciousness. The forms drawn in the rangoli are symbolic. A curved line produces a better effect of beauty than a straight one. Usually it is women who draw rangolis . They do not require any devices such as a ruler, a thread, a brush, etc. to draw them. They freely move their fingers to create various shapes with ease. What is rangoli made of? Rangoli is a coarse powder obtained by pounding a cleavable and lustrous mineral ( shirgola ). In the Konkan region (near Maharashtra and Goa states in India) the husks of rice are burnt and the white ash obtained is used as rangoli . How is rangol...