Rangoli is the traditional art of decorating courtyards and walls of Indian houses, places of worship and sometimes eating-places as well. It is also known as Alpana, Kolam etc .The ingredients used to draw rangolis are white stone, lime, rice flour and other paste.

The tradition of Rangolis
Rangoli is used from the early days as an expression of warm hospitality.People uused to beautify their houses with colourful rangolis.The tradition is still popular. In particular, the Diwali festival is widely celebrated with rangolis.It is used in Diwali decoration.

Rangoli is said to be a great art form which is created in different styles with lots of meanings. Diwali is been an art form among Indian women. Diwali is considered as one of the popular sacred festival. It’s a well accepted belief that Goddess Lakshmi used to come in order to see the houses and so all the houses will be decorated so as to give a warm welcome to their favorite Goddess. Here I wish to share some of the best and catching designs that is popular among Indian women during the decorations to welcome Goddess Lakshmi.