India - Sights & Culture - 027 - Chalk & flower welcome drawings

An intricate floor design done in coloured chalk and accented with flower petals welcoming us into a school near Kanchipuram,Tamil Nadu.

Called rangoli (sandpainting) intricate decorative designs are drawn by the women front of their hut, house or apartment block every morning anew. The designs can be simple or very large and intricate.

They are drawn to invoke prosperity, invitation and welcome of guests.

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phoebe photo says:

Wait until I tell my daughter about this! "You mean they get to draw with sidewalk chalk EVERY day?!?!"
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India - Sights & Culture - 027 - Chalk & flower welcome drawings

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