Cut away the stems and any green leaves attached to your flowers so that just the head is left.
Keep the types and colors of flowers separated so that it's easier to access them once you start laying them out.
Wait to gather and trim the flowers until the day you make your rangoli..
Onam rangoli designs are made using flowers.
In Tamil Nadu, rangoli floor designs are called pookolam and flowers like marigold and chrysanthemums are used to create them..
Rangoli making in Indian culture means welcoming deities, angels and God.
It also signifies auspiciousness.
Generally these patterns are made during Diwali , Pongal , Durga Puja, marriage ceremonies and when performing sacred rituals..
Rangoli, which means rows of colours, is drawn on the entrance and filled with colours during Diwali.
Rangoli designs are created using the thumb and forefinger.
It is drawn to welcome guests and different Gods and Goddesses and to bring joy into homes.
Lopamudra was the wife of a sage called, Augustya Rishi..
Petals of jasmine, rose, marigold, daisy and kanakambara, a type of small orange flower found extensively in South India, are used in making rangolis.
Methi leaves and strings of garlands can also be used to make the outline of rangoli..
Some major symbols used in rangoli are the lotus flower and its leaves, mango, Tue vase, fish, different kind of birds like parrots, swans, and peacocks, human figures, and foliage.
Oftentimes rangoli is made on special occasions like Diwali.
Alikhthap of society apart – separated by different groups – different icons and art media is used.
In Odisha, the Murja is put at the aangan of every home in front of the Tulsi plant called "Tulasi chahura".
The rangoli patterns mostly are dedicated to Lord Krishna and Lord Jagannath.
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. (July 2010) Rangoli is an art form that originates from in the Indian subcontinent, in which patterns are created on the floor or a tabletop using materials such as:
