Indian Rangoli Artists Share COVID Messages on Floor Designs

Rangoli is the hand-drawn floor art using coloured powders during festivals and auspicious occasions in India.
It is called kolam in South India and alpona in the eastern parts of India and is a traditional art form. India’s floor art rangoli showcases pandemic messages during the COVID era.

We tracked down some of these rangolis artists who have creatively expressed their messages about the pandemic.

Rangoli is hand drawn using coloured powders outside homes and street fronts which makes it easy for anyone passing to spot.

Just like graffiti art around the world, rangoli, the homespun art of India has shared messages on the pandemic.

This rangoli outside an apartment door is on the theme of strengthening community ties during the pandemic.

The use of face masks, soaps and hand sanitizers are highlighted in this rangoli.

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