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Rangoli, Bangalore
By machadinha on Jan 04, 2011. Gallery: machadinha's photos.
Rangoli: decorative floor patterns, known as *kolam* in Tamil, *rangavalli* (or *muggu*) in Telugu. I associate them mostly with South India, but apparently the art is in fact spread throughout the country (and then known under its own names again). Besides being decorative (and done fresh every morning I believe, often by the lady of the household), they are of course said to be of religious origin; according to Wikipedia for instance, "meant as [a] sacred welcoming area for the deities."
This one found just on the streets in Bangalore's Sultanpalya district, a pleasant and quiet residential area, where I had the good fortune to stay with a dear IM member.
Comments for Rangoli, Bangalore
Jan 04, 2011
Hyderabadi says: "*rangavalli* in Telugu" - Mach, more commonly known as 'muggu'. See this site for more intricate stuff: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~madhavi/amma/ (click the 'how to' link. :)
Jan 05, 2011
machadinha says: Ta, thanks, Hyderabadi :) I'd found it referred to as rangavalli muggu yes, wasn't sure what to make of it ;) Now duly adjusted above :) (So what's up with the rangavalli anyway? Just some spurious web disinfo? Another language in fact?)
Jan 05, 2011
machadinha says: Ah. Oki. Thanks. Got it. Corrected again (as far as it goes) above :) Am I right thinking btw rangoli, which I surmise is Hindi, is also its name in Kannada -- as in its location here?