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A good marriage of art and craft. The indian scriptures and puranas hindu mythological literature works can be attributed for the emergence of this creative rangoli art. Floorcloths are paintings crafted into rugs. Whatever the original meaning of the word alpona it seems highly probable that it is an accident word sanskritised in recent years which in turn indicates that the practice of such floor paintings might be older than anticipated.

K 1 2. Rangoli is an art form originating in the indian subcontinent in which patterns are created on the floor or the ground using quartz powder materials such as colored rice colored sand or flower petals. Painting on canvas of a hindu temple with a charming naive style and vibrant colors reminiscent of indian textiles. The circle is the most natural and spontaneous shape.

Hindu floor painting hindu floor painting. In this art activity students use common materials to imitate hindu floor paintings. A kolam is a geometrical line drawing. Floorcloths are one of the earliest forms of floorcoverings attaining great popularity in england in the 1700 s.

Social studies and history. The hindu dharma has been a distinguished example of the latter what with painting offering the dharmic texts more than mere illustration. It is usually made during diwali or tihar onam pongal and other hindu festivals in the indian subcontinent designs are passed from one generation to the next keeping both the art form and. Indian floor art rangoli art kolam mandala wall art hindu wall decor diwali decor navrathri navratri decor indian wedding baby shower.

In hindu theology it has been used to represent the universe. Signed in the lower right h cole and titled pink palace 1980. Kolam is a form of drawing that is drawn by using rice flour chalk chalk powder or rock powder often using naturally or synthetically colored powders in sri lanka the indian states of tamil nadu karnataka telangana andhra pradesh kerala and some parts of goa maharashtra as well as indonesia malaysia thailand and a few other asian countries. The universe is the medium they believed through which the divine presents itself.

Rangoli is an indian traditional or folk art which is generally created on the floor on some festive occasions. 18 the mystery of indian floor paintings the most commonly used motif like the circle and the square have symbolic meanings. Most of the scholars agree that the word and the practice of floor painting proceed the vedic age.