HOW TO CREATE TRADITIONAL RANGOLI AND GARLAND OF TAMILNADU

Drawing inspiration from South Indian Floral culture, I have created a traditional floral rangoli and garland using vibrant plucked and disintegrated petals of yellow, orange, red, and white flowers. These floral art forms are deeply woven into our culture—used to welcome guests, mark auspicious occasions, and decorate temples and homes. The bright hues not only represent the colors of the rainbow, but also reflect the warmth, harmony, and festive spirit of South India. Through this piece, I hope to share a glimpse of our living traditions and how nature’s colors continue to inspire our daily lives.

1. BANANA FIBER ( USED AS STRING)
2. YELLOW CHRYSANTHEMUMS
3. ORANGE CHRYSANTHEMUMS
4. RED ROSE
5. KOLA PODI( MADE FROM RICE FLOUR)
6. FUSION 360

1. Firstly, sweep the area clean to remove dust, stones and moisture.
2. Wash the floor with water and let it dry.
3. Then draw the outline of the rangoli pattern using kola podi.
4. Start with the central part of the design and work your way out as shown in the picture.
5. This piattern is a basic common pattern used by everybody.

1. Gently separate each petal from the flower head by hand.
2. Keep the petals sorted in separate containers or plates for easy access during the rangoli filling.
3. For larger petals (like rose or hibiscus), you can tear them into smaller pieces to fit fine details or outlines.
4. For example, the size of the petals from the picture.

1. Begin filling the innermost section of the rangoli first.
2. Fill the rangoli symmetrically, starting from the center and moving outward, to keep the design neat and balanced.
3. Use differnt colours with each section to the rangoli.
4. Ensur that no gaps are left in the rangoli so that the beauty is noticable.

1. Finally, a beautiful rangoli is ready.
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1. Wash the banana fiber with water and tear it into long strips. Theae strips will be the flower holders.
2. Wash the flower and dip it inside the water so that it remains wet even during tieing.This wetness makes it to remain nourished.
3. Then tie the strip into following pattern as shown.

1. Weave the flowers tightly with the fiber.
2. Place the flower over the fiber, fold it slightly, and wrap or twist the fiber around the base to secure it tightly before adding the next flower.
3. To ensure enough and uniformity tear the flower into small pieces and then weave.

1. First. weave one-third of the strip with yellow chrysanthemums.
2. Then, the next one-third should be woven with orange chrysanthemumms and red roses.
3. Finally, the ramaing one third should be oven with yellow chrysanthemums.

1. After the two parallel strings of flowers are ready, tie the bottom of the strips together and extend it.
2. Weave flowers to the extended part also.
3. Tie the fibre strands at the top of the garland together so that it can be wore in the neck.

1. A colourful and vibrant Garlang ans well as Rangoli is ready.
2. Now, feel the beauty,peace and harmiony of the rangoli (also known as pookolam) and garland (known as poomaalai) which celebrates not just art but also culture and devotion. Throughout generations, they carry the essence of many rituals and have adorned homes.

THANK YOU!