Monday, September 26, 2005

What "Alpana" means?

Alpana (Rangoli) Alpana, also known as
  • rangoli
  • aripoma, or
  • kolam,

is ancient Hindu religious floor art and its designs are passed down from generations, with some of them being hundreds of years old. The design of alpana drawn on Bhaiduj are geometric and symmetrical, while some nature elements like flowers and birds may be imported.

The material used are generally crushed rice powder that are used to make the outline of the Alpana. Other materials such as colored chalk, vermilion, flower petals, grains etc. are used to further decorate the Alpana.

The main sources of ideas for designs are plant, leaf and flower motifs, animals (cow, elephant, horse) and birds (eagle, swan). Know more about "Alpana"

3 comments:

  1. hey yeh kahase fatafat copy/paste kiya hai?

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  2. Hi Alps,
    I hav 1st time read such a long article with so much involvment. blv me :-)
    The Sar Pass....y is it called sar pass...wht was the risk...how u crossed it....the description was just fantastic...It was the part i liked most..i really appreciate the courage 1 shud hav at tht pt..bcoz while reading i used to keep myself at ur place n used to think wht i wud hav done at tht time ;-) U know how am i
    Overall rating - *****
    Keep writing gal...All the best :-)

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