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rangoli in gujarat and maharashtra, chowkpurana in uttar pradesh and kolam in south india. rangolis are usually drawn to decorate courtyards and walls of indian houses, and places of worship. women draw them, after a ritualistic cleaning of the house. the powder of white stone, lime, rice flour and other
footprints (supposed to be of goddess lakshmi), creepers, leaves, trees, flowers, animals and anthropomorphic figures. each indian state has its own style of painting a rangoli. one important thing is that a rangoli has to be a pattern of an unbroken line – with no gaps left anywhere for the evil spirits...
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