Rangoli and kolam are traditional Indian art forms of creating colorful symmetrical patterns on floors. They are made during festivals by drawing designs with materials like rice powder or chalk. Common motifs include geometric shapes, flowers, animals and religious symbols. Women traditionally created the art, but now men also participate. Rangoli is meant to welcome visitors and symbolize prosperity for the home. They are designed by starting with a dot matrix and connecting the dots in closed patterns.

1. INDIAN
ART
• In this project
we are going
to visit India
where people
from the south
celebrate a
festival called
Diwali.
Sabina Language Assisstant

2. KOLAM and
RANGOLI
Rangoli is the name of one of the most
artistic expressions of India.The design of
pictures on the walls and floors.It is a popular
art made in the houses by the families. It has
got some rituals and decoratives meanings.

4. WHAT IS A KOLAM AND
RANGOLI DESIGN?
• They are decorative
symmetrical
pictures.
• They are painted on
the floor in front of
the house’s door.

5. What symmetrical shapes can
you find in a rangoli?
• The common rangoli
themes are:
Geometrical figures
such as circles,
triangles, squares,
ovals and rectangles
dominate. Apart from
geometrical figures,
images of
flowers,creepers,
trees, rising sun, moon,
stars, chakra, fish,
birds, elephants,
dancing figures,
tridents etc.

7. COLOURING THE
RANGOLIS
• Traditionally women
painted the rangolis but
nowadays men also
paint them.
• They use rice powder to
create the pictures and
different colour chalks
to colour the rangolis.

8. A little bit of history about
kolan
• A kolan is a drawn
prayer that calls
prosperity to the
home.
• Also it is a symbol
that welcomes
everybody to the
house.

9. HOW TO MAKE A KOLAM OR
RANGOLI
• The design is
developed from
an initial
matrix of dots,
which are
joined by lines
closing the
drawing.

10. Let’s watch some videos
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3KdSONd03o
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM2HRaq-oT
• Created by N. V.C. for Cervantes school.
• The photos have been taken in goole images and the videos from youtube.

11. NOW LET’S DESIGN OUR
OWN RANGOLI
• Draw a design of your kolam or rangoli in a
piece of paper.
• Crush chalk powder and decorate your little
ranyoli.
• Now work with a group and decide which of
your rangolis you like best.
• Let’s go to the playground and design a big
kolam with your friends.
Sabina Language Assisstant