Sanskar Bharati Rangoli

The particular style of drawing Rangoli is called as "Sanskar Bharati Rangoli". Sanskar Bharati Rangoli is a style of drawing Rangoli, which emerged in Maharashtra in the recent times. In this form of Rangoli, colored powder is spread like a carpet as a base, on which the Rangoli is drawn, using one's five fingers; or sometimes a fist full of Rangoli powder. Wide ranges of nets are also used for spreading colors in this style of Rangoli. In the traditional Rangoli drawing, Rangoli powder is held in a pinch and shapes, lines are drawn on the floor. It takes only 25 to 30 minutes to draw such a Rangoli.

Rangoli must have survived through the ages because of its universal appeal, which exceeds social barriers, and also in the art form it can be adjusted easily to the changing times. It is this flexibility which makes it a fine blend of traditional and modern art.

This type of rangoli covers small area to a large are as big as 100 feet * 100 feet as or even more than that as per one’s requirement. That is why it is called as Galicha (Carpet) Rangoli as well. The basic, traditional auspicious signs such as lotus, dots, trishul, conch, charka, swastika and others are used in the rangoli designs.

Several volunteers have been taught and trained well in advance to participate in the rangoli.Sanskar Bharati also makes ‘Payghadya’ (band of 15 - 20 feet rangoli) once the ‘Swagatyatra’ (welcome processions) begin.