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Geetha Patil
02/22/2024
Part 10: Amma’s Daily Rangoli
by Geetha Patil
by Geetha Patil
Creeper pattern Rangoli signifies fertility, growth and progress. In alpana patterns the sacred art or floor painting done with hands and paint, Shankha-lata or the conch-shell creeper and Champa-lata, creeper of Champa flowers are drawn in Bengal. Different objects are also depicted as growing on creepers such as shovel or Khunti-lata, Bangles or Banti-lata, pearls or Mukta-lata. Sometimes the creeper patterns are referred to as Vansha-vel, i.e. creepers of progeny or heir, symbolizing continuity of family lineage.
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