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Rangoli Meaning

Art and music are blended with Indian culture since it’s originated. India has rich and powerful cultural value. Its heritage is incomparable. Rangoli is one of the rich Indian art. This art should not be extinct.RANGOLI Is a Sanskrit Word Which Means a Creative Expression Of Art Through the Use of Colors. The Word Rangoli May Also Have Come From “RANG” (COLOR) + “AAVALLI” (ROW), Which Means ROW OF COLORS, Or Creepers Of Colors. Basically A Floor Painting, Rangoli Stands For a Sign of Welcome. The Main Purpose of Making Rangolis in Diwali or Festivals Is to Welcome Goddess Laxmi, the Goddess of Wealth and to Individual Homes Apart From Warding off the Evil Eye.

Its Believed that By Making Rangoli, We can bring GOOD LUCK & PROSPERITY also.Basically Indians get everything from the Nature. They lived with nature ,called five elements, Earth, Water, Air, Sky and Fire. The idea of making Rangoli designs and Colors is taken from butterfly, peacock, flowers, leaves, Parrot, Fish. Geometrical Shapes also can be used for Rangoli. Specially Lotus, Swastika, Laxmiji Steps, Kalash, Aum symbols are used for Prosperity. If you have a closer look on clouds in the sky, Cross cut trunk of a tree, nerves of a leaf and River you would notice some design pattern. If you absorb the color combination of butterfly, Bees, peacock you can make More Creative Designs or Rangolis. The Basic idea of Rangoli is creative design that filled with rich Colors.

Rangoli (KOLAM - South INDIA)

Kolam (Tamil Word) is a form of painting that is drawn using rice powder/chalk/chalk powder/white rock powder often using naturally/synthetically colored powders in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and most parts of Kerala and some parts of Goa, Maharashtra, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and a few other Asian countries.

A Kolam (Rangoli) is a geometrical line drawing composed of curved loops, drawn around a grid pattern of dots. In South India, it is widely practised by female Hindu family members in front of their homes. Kolams are regionally known by different names in India , Raangolee in Maharashtra, Hase and Raongoli in Kannada in Karnataka, Muggulu in Andhra Pradesh, etc.

Every morning, millions of women especially in India draw kolams (Rangoli) on the ground with white rice powder. Through the day, the drawings get walked on, rained out, or blown around in the wind; new ones are made the next day. Every morning before sunrise, the floor of the owners house, or where ever the kolam (Rangoli) may be, is cleaned with water and the muddy floor swept well to create an even surface. The kolams (Rangoli) are generally drawn while the surface is still damp so the design will hold better. Even powdered white stone can be used for creating Kolam (Rangoli) . Occasionally, Cow Dung is also used to wax the floors. In some cultures, cow dung is believed to have antiseptic properties and hence provides a literal threshold of protection for the home. It also provides contrast with the white powder.

Kolam (Rangoli) is used as a symbol of religious and cultural beliefs by Hindu. It is considered as an important part of the spiritual process.

Decoration is not the sole purpose of a Kolam (Rangoli). In olden days, kolams (Rangoli) were drawn in coarse rice flour, so the ants would not have to walk too far or too long for a meal. Rice powders are used as an "invitation" for birds and other small creatures to eat it, thus welcoming other beings into one's home and everyday life...a daily tribute to harmonious co-existence. It is a sign of invitation to welcome all into the home, not the least of whom is Lakshmi, the Goddess of prosperity and wealth. Kolams (Rangoli) are thought to bestow prosperity to homes.

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Article on Red bananas - Rare fruit available in India

Red bananas are a variety of banana with reddish-purple

skin. They are smaller and plumper than the common

 Cavendish banana. When ripe, raw red bananas have a

 flesh that is cream to light pink in color. They are also softer

 and sweeter than the yellow Cavendish varieties, with a

 slight raspberry flavor. Many red bananas are imported

 from producers in Asia and South America. They are a

 favorite in Central America but are sold throughout the

 world.