Comments on: Secrets behind Rangoli – traditional Indian art http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/ Come and have a cup of tea. Sit, Relax & I have something to tell you. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:55:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: torasham http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-21711 torasham Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:52:46 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-21711 very good articles. i am glad to read this. thank you. very good articles. i am glad to read this. thank you.

]]> By: Vibha Vadul http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-14906 Vibha Vadul Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:14:27 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-14906 thank u Sir! I am 13 years old. i have to make a project on "Science behind religious practices". I chose this topic because i thought there must be some mystery behind this practice of rangoli that people are following since years. I really did a great job by opting this topic. I learnt so many things. Thats amzing... thank u Sir!
I am 13 years old. i have to make a project on “Science behind religious practices”. I chose this topic because i thought there must be some mystery behind this practice of rangoli that people are following since years. I really did a great job by opting this topic. I learnt so many things. Thats amzing…

]]> By: Blog Opinion http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-13341 Blog Opinion Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:44:24 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-13341 In true words I am very thankful about your article on Rangoli. In true words I am very thankful about your article on Rangoli.

]]> By: ofiokidem http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-12580 ofiokidem Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:58:24 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-12580 am ofiokidem from nigeria, i want to get your postal address for me to write to. you can send it to my mail address , ofiokidem@yahoo.com . thanks, ofiokidem. am ofiokidem from nigeria, i want to get your postal address for me to write to.
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]]> By: sree vidya http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-11520 sree vidya Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:46:13 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-11520 it is very nice.my aim from my 5th standard is to prove OLD IS GOLD.im very happy to see this.I feel more happy if you can gather any information about "ideals,homas, vedas....."every actions performed by our ancestors have some meaning. THANK YOU it is very nice.my aim from my 5th standard is to prove OLD IS GOLD.im very happy to see this.I feel more happy if you can gather any information about “ideals,homas, vedas…..”every actions performed by our ancestors have some meaning.

THANK YOU

]]> By: Suresh Gundappa http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5929 Suresh Gundappa Wed, 23 May 2007 02:52:32 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5929 Thanks Veena for your photo! Obviously lot of them liked it! Cheers Thanks Veena for your photo! Obviously lot of them liked it!

Cheers

]]> By: Veena http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5904 Veena Tue, 22 May 2007 17:20:16 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5904 Great write up suresh!!..Is thr anything left which i can say... ? and thanks!! Great write up suresh!!..Is thr anything left which i can say… ?
and thanks!!

]]> By: mallika http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5894 mallika Tue, 22 May 2007 12:37:29 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5894 I agree with sulochanosho completely So many of our traditions have not been understood properly by our forefathers and they never passed it to us. It is amazing to see now someone writing about all this in a scientific manner. I for once never agree with anyone if someone says importance of traditional beliefs. But lot of beliefs when I read on suresh blog made so much sense to me because of my scientific mind. I guess this is what all we need. We need someone tell us in micro way why this is important to us. Suresh, You have amazing knack of telling these secrets. I have enjoyed your blog and i learned new things every day. My favorite one is "every woman is virgin till death" - I really enjoyed your master piece on Woman. I agree with sulochanosho completely

So many of our traditions have not been understood properly by our forefathers and they never passed it to us. It is amazing to see now someone writing about all this in a scientific manner. I for once never agree with anyone if someone says importance of traditional beliefs. But lot of beliefs when I read on suresh blog made so much sense to me because of my scientific mind. I guess this is what all we need. We need someone tell us in micro way why this is important to us.

Suresh, You have amazing knack of telling these secrets. I have enjoyed your blog and i learned new things every day.

My favorite one is “every woman is virgin till death” - I really enjoyed your master piece on Woman.

]]> By: sulochanosho http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5889 sulochanosho Tue, 22 May 2007 10:49:32 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5889 As many of us those who know, there is a proverb in Kannada, "Angalada Mallige Hoovige suvasane illa!" (Gist: normally we never search for or give any significance for the things that are at our finger point, that are ours. We give scant respect to our own things. Nor we make an attempt to find the significance hidden behind it. "Our own jasmine flowers grown in front of our own house do not give much fragrance!".) Many of our religious or inheritted good-old rituals have a profound meaning and significance. Over the time we have fogotten it or we lost the track and link. And just out of fear or guilt or just for fulfilling the norm, we perform the ritual in a throw away mechanical form. And so we are more blind doing the rituals mechanically and there by missing the "actuals"! Thank you so much Suresh for unravelling the mystery behind our very common "Rangoli" ritual. As many of us those who know, there is a proverb in Kannada, “Angalada Mallige Hoovige suvasane illa!” (Gist: normally we never search for or give any significance for the things that are at our finger point, that are ours. We give scant respect to our own things. Nor we make an attempt to find the significance hidden behind it. “Our own jasmine flowers grown in front of our own house do not give much fragrance!”.)
Many of our religious or inheritted good-old rituals have a profound meaning and significance. Over the time we have fogotten it or we lost the track and link. And just out of fear or guilt or just for fulfilling the norm, we perform the ritual in a throw away mechanical form. And so we are more blind doing the rituals mechanically and there by missing the “actuals”!
Thank you so much Suresh for unravelling the mystery behind our very common “Rangoli” ritual.

]]> By: praneshachar http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5813 praneshachar Mon, 21 May 2007 02:35:44 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5813 yea sanjay vena's picute has given a colourfull delight to the post. In the interesting link it is Bellur's blog. this post is unique with both top and bottom to teh beautifu write up is from Muktabalaga memberes.Thank you suresh for this honour to MB yea sanjay
vena’s picute has given a colourfull delight to the post. In the interesting link it is Bellur’s blog. this post is unique with both top and bottom to teh beautifu write up is from Muktabalaga memberes.Thank you suresh for this honour to MB

]]> By: Sanjay M http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5755 Sanjay M Sat, 19 May 2007 18:25:28 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5755 WOW. will definitely give them a second look (and try to notice any difference within myself) from now on! Veena's picture was definitely very apt for this post! WOW. will definitely give them a second look (and try to notice any difference within myself) from now on!

Veena’s picture was definitely very apt for this post!

]]> By: intlxpatr http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5748 intlxpatr Sat, 19 May 2007 16:24:52 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5748 I learned SO much from this post. It is amazing, and I can't begin to absorb it all, but I intend to keep trying. Wow. Wow. Wow. I learned SO much from this post. It is amazing, and I can’t begin to absorb it all, but I intend to keep trying. Wow. Wow. Wow.

]]> By: praneshachar http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5680 praneshachar Fri, 18 May 2007 10:02:06 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5680 GREAT POST simply superb and importance and the so much of information you have gathered and put it is simply amazing hats off to you SG. yes it is true during mourning and also whenever there is a ceremony ( death anniversay)no Rangoli will be there. even I remember the people who come to beg will skip those houses earlier as they don't want to trouble the people who are indistress GREAT POST
simply superb and importance and the so much of information you have gathered and put it is simply amazing hats off to you SG.
yes it is true during mourning and also whenever there is a ceremony ( death anniversay)no Rangoli will be there. even I remember the people who come to beg will skip those houses earlier as they don’t want to trouble the people who are indistress

]]> By: praneshachar http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5679 praneshachar Fri, 18 May 2007 09:58:13 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5679 GREAT POST GREAT POST

]]> By: Suresh Gundappa http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5660 Suresh Gundappa Fri, 18 May 2007 01:49:04 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5660 Priya and npanth Thanks for sharing wonderful insights. As many of you might know lot of respected mystics say "srichkra' symbol of prosperity and luck is greatest rangoli ever drawn. scientific communities across the globe have published various papers on srichakra. Love Priya and npanth

Thanks for sharing wonderful insights. As many of you might know lot of respected mystics say “srichkra’ symbol of prosperity and luck is greatest rangoli ever drawn. scientific communities across the globe have published various papers on srichakra.

Love

]]> By: npanth http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5647 npanth Thu, 17 May 2007 22:58:55 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5647 Many farmers in Pennsylvania believed that square barns gave evil spirits places to hide, so they built octagonal or even round barns to protect themselves. they also placed round Hex signs on their buildings... also for protection. It seems like many cultures have found the power of the round, symmetrical shape. thanks for the great post! Many farmers in Pennsylvania believed that square barns gave evil spirits places to hide, so they built octagonal or even round barns to protect themselves. they also placed round Hex signs on their buildings… also for protection. It seems like many cultures have found the power of the round, symmetrical shape. thanks for the great post!

]]> By: Priya http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5634 Priya Thu, 17 May 2007 19:57:28 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5634 Suresh - I thought you would be on a long break. Your post takes me back to my childhood days in a small south indian town. I had a horde of friends and festival days would begin with our rangoli sessions. We took days to draw out the patterns in our books and then decide which pattern would adorn whose house. Although the regular rangoli powder is made from granite stones, some people add rice flour to the powder. I was told that this was for the ants to feed on - eco-friendly art! Some patterns of rangoli are used exclusively in tantric hinduism. There are some patterns used for "homam's" or "yagnas". In Tamil Nadu, I have seen the use of a red powder which is used to decorate the borders. Families in mourning do not use rangoli in their homes. Suresh - I thought you would be on a long break.

Your post takes me back to my childhood days in a small south indian town. I had a horde of friends and festival days would begin with our rangoli sessions. We took days to draw out the patterns in our books and then decide which pattern would adorn whose house.

Although the regular rangoli powder is made from granite stones, some people add rice flour to the powder. I was told that this was for the ants to feed on - eco-friendly art! Some patterns of rangoli are used exclusively in tantric hinduism. There are some patterns used for “homam’s” or “yagnas”. In Tamil Nadu, I have seen the use of a red powder which is used to decorate the borders. Families in mourning do not use rangoli in their homes.

]]> By: Suresh Gundappa http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5611 Suresh Gundappa Thu, 17 May 2007 15:03:16 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5611 Mansoor, good to see you again! You know i am not for writing too much occult or witchraft. however I'll share something about it in coming days! don't call me master of occult practice! you are master yourself! Mansoor,

good to see you again!

You know i am not for writing too much occult or witchraft. however I’ll share something about it in coming days!

don’t call me master of occult practice! you are master yourself!

]]> By: Mansoor http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5610 Mansoor Thu, 17 May 2007 15:01:26 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5610 Inshalla, suresh - just when I thought you have exhausted all your secrets you came up with an outstanding piece. can u please write about occult practices and rangoli next time? I know you are master of occult practices and I am eager to hear about it. Inshalla,

suresh - just when I thought you have exhausted all your secrets you came up with an outstanding piece.

can u please write about occult practices and rangoli next time? I know you are master of occult practices and I am eager to hear about it.

]]> By: John victor http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5609 John victor Thu, 17 May 2007 14:59:46 +0000 http://sureshg.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/secrets-behind-rangoli-%e2%80%93-traditional-indian-art/#comment-5609 I know about this amazon jumgle tribe story. I have seen it on discovery. I really did't know scince behind it. the way you have written it reads like davinci code! ;-) brilliant suresh! and I love that photo! I know about this amazon jumgle tribe story. I have seen it on discovery. I really did’t know scince behind it.

the way you have written it reads like davinci code! ;-)

brilliant suresh! and I love that photo!

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