Rangoli - Floor art in India


	Rangoli - Floor art in India
chestnut501
6-26-2009 12:20 AM
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6-26-2009 12:27 AM
Efrain Alvarado
Beautiful.
6-26-2009 2:22 AM
mona
what i love about this is the non-permanence of such art. to me, this really is art for art's sake.
6-26-2009 5:50 AM
valann 47
Oh wow such beautiful colours
6-28-2009 6:04 AM
apgalea
Thank you Rangoli.
6-30-2009 2:23 AM
murieleileen
Beautiful. I love color.
6-30-2009 4:43 PM
wiganfootie
WOW!!
7-14-2009 5:54 PM
mmlee
This is beautiful, I love all art forms!
7-14-2009 7:02 PM
chestnut501
I'm glad everyone liked it so much.
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It is a form of sandpainting decoration that uses finely ground white powder and colours, and is used commonly outside homes in India.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.yeeta.com/_Rangoli_Floor_art_in_India"><P>Rangoli can be wall art as well as floor art. 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