Do you know what a Rangoli is?
We learned about them on our first trip to India….
Rangoli is an art form in which patterns are created on the floor or a tabletop using materials such as powdered lime stone, red ochre, dry rice flour, colored sand, quartz powder, flower petals, and colored rocks. It is an everyday practice in many Hindu households. Designs are passed from one generation to the next, keeping both the art form and the tradition alive.
They are usually made outside the threshold of the main entrance, in the early mornings after cleaning the area. Traditionally, the postures needed to make a rangoli are a kind of exercise for women to straighten their spines. The rangoli represents the happiness, positivity and liveliness of a household, and is intended to welcome Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and good luck. It is believed that a Hindu household without a clean entrance and rangoli is an abode of daridra (bad luck).
- From Wikipedia
I was interested that it talked about the “posture” of the creators. This is what we saw…..
When we were there in 2016, during the Festival of Ganesh, the Rangoli became more and more elaborate, with one hotel using flowers….
But I have digressed…..let’s get back to the inspiration…..
Wouldn’t this be a fun quilt design….60-degree diamonds and flowers!!!
Is this something that you would make??
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Michael and I love to travel and see new parts of the world and then I love to take those memories and turn them into quilts!!! I hope that you enjoy traveling along with us!!
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Thank you for sharing this. I have seen these on television for some celebration, where the streets were covered with them, but I did not know the story behind them. Love the inspiration of the one with the diamonds and flowers!