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Kolam (Tamil: கோலம், Malayalam: കോലം, Kannada: ರಂಗೋಲೆ), also known as Muggu (Telugu: ముగ్గు), Tarai Alangaram (Tamil: தரை அலங்காரம்) and Rangoli (Kannada: ರಂಗೋಲೆ), is a form of traditional decorative art that is drawn by using rice flour as per age-old conventions. It ...
Chowk-poorana or Chowkpurana is folk art practised in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. [1] In Uttar Pradesh, the term chowk-poorana refers to decorating the floor with various designs using flour and rice [2] and also the walls using designs specific to the region.
A rangoli on the occasion of Diwali, Goa, India A rangoli made with flowers on the occasion of Onam Rangoli at Delhi, India Rangoli is an art form that originates from the Indian subcontinent, in which patterns are created on the floor or a tabletop using materials such as powdered limestone, red ochre, dry rice flour, coloured sand, quartz powder, flower petals, and coloured rocks.
Swastik Rangoli Kalakar Group is a Vadodara based group formed in 1985 by rangoli enthusiasts who decided to work collectively and promote this almost forgotten traditional Indian art. The group holds various exhibitions in Vadodara and around.
Bommai golu in Tamil means doll decoration. Bommala Koluvu in Telugu means court of toys and Gombe Habba means doll festival in Kannada.It is a part of the annual Dasara-Vijayadasami Hindu festival where young girls and women display dolls, figurine, court life, everyday scenes along with the divine presence of the goddesses Saraswati, Parvati and Lakshmi in the Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu ...
Mahagauri is an icon of purity usually depicted in white while riding a white bull. [2] She is depicted with four hands: she holds a trident in her right upper hand and in her left left hand, she hold a damaru, and The Right hand in Abhayamudra. She wears White sari with golden border. [3]
The local potters make images of various body parts like her arms, legs, face decked with ornaments and weapons. These additions make the image look beautiful and gracious. The additions to the image this way depend upon the economic means of the family. [53] The image is designed on the first day of the nine days of Durga Puja or Navratri ...
"Navratri 2021: What are the nine forms of Maa Durga and the special prasad offered to them". The Times of India. 7 October 2021; Ramachandran, Nalini (2020). Nava Durga: The Nine Forms of the Goddess. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-93-5305-981-1. Amazzone, Laura (2010). Goddess Durga and Sacred Female Power.