Amazing Colourful Wallpapers 30+10 Free (Palm OS) - Redecorate your phone with a Cool Design of stunning and startling rangoli design in varied colors nicely done on a contrasting background. Download these Cool Motifs in an easier and faster way. The motifs are symbolic and common to the entire country, and can include a symmetrical pattern, geometrical patterns, with lines, dots, squares, circles, triangles; the swastika, lotus, trident, fish, conch shell, footprints creepers, leaves, trees, flowers, animals anthropomorphic figures. Rangoli can be wall art as well as floor art. The term rangoli is derived from words rang (color) and aavalli ('colored creepers' or 'row of colors') and used to bring good luck Rangoli is one of the most popular art forms in India. It is a form of decoration that uses finely ground white powder and colors, and is used commonly outside homes in India.
These motifs often are modified to fit in with the local images and rhythms. One important point is that the entire pattern must be an unbroken line, with no gaps to be left anywhere for evil spirits to enter. In Indian cultures, all guests and visitors occupy a very special place, and a rangoli is an expression of this warm hospitality. In particular, the Divali festival is widely celebrated with rangoli. Rangoli also has a religious significance, enhancing the beauty of the surroundings and spreading joy and happiness all around. The colors traditionally were derived from natural dyes - from barks of trees, leaves, indigo, etc. However, today, synthetic dyes are used in a range of bright colors. The materials used for Rangoli take on either a flat appearance, when a uniform monolayer of powders are sprinkled or a 3-D effect when different sized grains like cereals, pulses etc are used either in their natural coloring or tinted with natural dyes are used. Some artists use the 3-D effect for borders alone while others create beautiful designs using grains, flowers and beads entirely.
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