Monday, March 07, 2011

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One of the first things I noticed about people's houses here were the intricate chalk-like drawings on their driveways.

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This traditional folk art is called rangoli.


The women wet the driveway in the morning to clean off yesterday's drawing.


And use a loose flour to create the new one.

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They can be quite elaborate and beautiful, especially during a religious holiday, as they are meant as a sacred welcoming area for the deities.

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I simply love that I can see new art everyday!

12 comments:

  1. That's beautiful and whimsical - spreading a little art and color every day!

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  2. bella! bella! bella!

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  3. reminiscent of te mandelas!

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  4. Ohmygoodness. These are just gorgeous.

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  5. Wow, so beautiful! It's so cool how much meaning and tradition behind it too!

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  6. oh wow. i can't believe they do that with just flour! amazing :)

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  7. Those are beautiful.

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  8. Anonymous12:42 PM

    That is really cool! You should take lots of pics of different driveway art and make it into some sort of collage or book!

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  9. I love that idea, and the designs are just beautiful. :)

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  10. wow, they do that with loose flour?
    i don't even think i could manage something that beautiful with a piece of chalk!

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  11. How interesting! I love this. Wish I could draw like that!

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