Make rangoli with chirodi and raw dyes

The festival of joy and fireworks is the art of decorating the courtyard amidst the glitter of Diwali fireworks and the decoration of the house. Rangoli is a part of our culture. Rangoli is woven like a tension in the cultural life of the Indian people. Whether it is Gujarati, Marathi, Parsi, Bengali, South Indian or North Indian, every person decorates the premises with rangoli on the auspicious day. We have a tradition of decorating the yard even when there is a good occasion in the house. It is the duty of human beings. This rangoli has come to be known as an auspicious art after the incorporation of religious symbols in the art of murals. The murals used lined and long lasting colors while the rangoli depicted religious symbols and geometric figures painted on ocher. Regional features are symbolically incorporated into the rangoli. Hence the regional variety in the rangoli of each region and area.

Rangoli known as Sathiya in Gujarat, Rangoli in Maharashtra, Saji or Satiyo in Rajasthan, Alapana in Bengal and Pukalam in Kerala have been diversifying over time. Rangoli made from chirodi and raw paint on ocher stain has been replaced by oil paint rangoli and then stickers. Due to lack of time, the citizens are enjoying Rangolipurya and beautifying the courtyard by taking stickers of beautiful designs with colors from Rs. 5 to Rs. 20-30. Novelty or variety or the current people's craze. Floor decoration is also a new form of rangoli. Floor decoration is also prepared as rangoli in rangoli art exhibitions.

Chirodi and raw rangoli are the only true rangoli. But due to its short lifespan, rangoli makers have found other sustainable alternatives. Of course, the Parsis and South Indians still adhere to the original tradition and decorate the courtyard every morning. Parsis offer different types of rangoli according to different dates. On the day of the lunar eclipse of the seed, they draw a picture of the moon. Simple yet sohamani rangoli is their specialty. Even South Indians, if they can't put other colors every day, draw the Mars symbol with nothing but white chirodi.

These rangolis initially featured geometric figures. Over time, flower and leaf designs were placed in it, in addition to Mars symbols like swastika, Aquarius, pictures of animals, birds, animals, pictures of God, mythological events or stories were given place in Rangoli. Photos of leaders and film personalities have also found a place in Rangoli.

Floating rangoli has started as an innovation. The artist needs patience to make this rangoli. The first thing to do is to fill a container with water. Then coal dust has to be spread on it. If it suits, wood chips can also be thrown on it. The papercutting of the design is to be arranged on it when a systematic layer of coal dust is applied on the water. This papercutting is used to shape the design on a layer of coal. Once this shape is uplifted, it can be filled in all the colors like a normal rangoli.

Of course, you have to be very careful in coloring. If the color falls out too much outside the border of the figure, cleaning cannot be done as in normal rangoli. While preparing this rangoli or after it is ready, one has to be careful that the container in which it is kept does not move at all. If the character moves, the hours of hard work are likely to sink in an instant.