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Diwali Rangoli |
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The tradition of Rangoli finds it's origin in the Chitralakshana. The story goes like this. The son of a King's high priest died and he prayed to Brahma, the Lord of the universe to make him alive again. He asked the king to make a painting of the boy so that he could breathe life into it. So did he and the boy was alive again. The book of Chitralakshna records this painting on the face of earth as the first Rangoli ever made.
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Making Rangoli at the time of Lord Rama's return to Ayodhya was a gesture of giving a warm welcome to the their ideal king on their journey back home. Since then it is a tradition of making Rangolis on the festive occasion of Diwali as it is the high time when friends and relatives visit to each other's place in order to exchange gifts and wish a happy Diwali. The Rangoli designs are varied and diverse and they may include geometrical shapes, polka dots, fish, swastika, tridant, lotus and the most favorite of all is the footprints of Goddess Lakshmi. Many Rangoli designs are inspired from pastoral life of India and even day to day life is well depicted through it.
Rangoli is known by different names in different parts of India. Bengalis call it Aalpana, in Bihar it is called Aripana, Kolam in Southern India, Madana in Rajasthan and so on. Earlier, people used domestic items life, flour, chili powder, turmeric, dals etc to make Rangoli. But now holi colors like abir and others have replaced them. Although, the older tradition is yet to be found at many places. Moreover with changing times, many new methods of making Rangoli the easy have been discovered. It was a tedious task to sit all day to make fine designs of Rangoli. But, with special designer molds, you can make these designs just at the stroke of them. All you have to do is fill the color in the mold, which is a flask with holes in certain designs and cover it. roll it on the floor to make designs.
While diyas and candles make the atmosphere of Diwali shining with light, Diwali Rangoli adds colors of joy to it thereby enhancing the beauty of the festival.
The rest of the country has their own way of celebrating the Indian new year. Companies pay bonus to their employees and shops offer huge discounts on their products. It is the time of the year when shopping spree is at it's peak. People buy things for themselves as well as their loved ones to present them as gifts. Therefore, there is a sign of prosperity everywhere with lots of material inflow.
Decorated homes, firecrackers dazzling the sky with varied colors and puja rituals making the environment heavenly on the Indian New Year. | |
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