Different names of
In every region of India, it is known by different names :
Rajasthan : 'Mandana' ( rice flour mixed with little turmeric. It is drawn on the walls )
Madhya Pradesh : 'ChowkPurna' ( Traditional designs fitted in square with leaves and flowers )
Uttar Pradesh : It is known as 'Sona Rakhana'
Orissa : It is known as 'Ossa'
Almora - Garhawal : It is well popular known as 'Alpana'
Bengal : In Bengal it is drawn by soak rice paste and known as 'Apana'Kerala : 'Puvidal' ( Puv means flower and idal means arrangement, i.e. Rangoli by flowers.
Tamil Nadu : 'Kolam' ( kolam - name of a specific quality of rice. Rangoli is drawn by using rice flour )
Andhra Pradesh : 'Muggu' ( Rangoli drawn by using thick batter of soaked rice flour )
Karnataka : 'Rangoli' ( From the powder of a special kind of a rock. Tiny dots are drawn on the floor usually in even numbers. These dots are joined with the powder in a geometrical fashion )
Maharashtra : 'Rangvalli' ( Rangoli thick powder made from special rock is used in various colors, and the powder of burnt rice skin is used to draw rangoli in Konkan part of Maharashtra )
Gujarat : 'Sathiya' ( Rangoli is known by this name )
In every region of India, it is known by different names :
Rajasthan : 'Mandana' ( rice flour mixed with little turmeric. It is drawn on the walls )
Madhya Pradesh : 'ChowkPurna' ( Traditional designs fitted in square with leaves and flowers )
Uttar Pradesh : It is known as 'Sona Rakhana'
Orissa : It is known as 'Ossa'
Almora - Garhawal : It is well popular known as 'Alpana'
Bengal : In Bengal it is drawn by soak rice paste and known as 'Apana'Kerala : 'Puvidal' ( Puv means flower and idal means arrangement, i.e. Rangoli by flowers.
Tamil Nadu : 'Kolam' ( kolam - name of a specific quality of rice. Rangoli is drawn by using rice flour )
Andhra Pradesh : 'Muggu' ( Rangoli drawn by using thick batter of soaked rice flour )
Karnataka : 'Rangoli' ( From the powder of a special kind of a rock. Tiny dots are drawn on the floor usually in even numbers. These dots are joined with the powder in a geometrical fashion )
Maharashtra : 'Rangvalli' ( Rangoli thick powder made from special rock is used in various colors, and the powder of burnt rice skin is used to draw rangoli in Konkan part of Maharashtra )
Gujarat : 'Sathiya' ( Rangoli is known by this name )
