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Traditional Rangolis have a charm of their own

Bheetti-Chittara is a new concept to the city. It is also known as Kavi Chitra Kale. It is a unique form of painting where folk art is painted on the wall. Bheetti means wall and Chittara means drawings. The designs are painted on a background of terracotta colour on which the paintings are done in white paint. Credit must go to the Chinmaya Primary and High School for having revived the art form last year.

The traditional hand-drawn rangoli has been replaced with innovative ways of drawing. It can now be done on thermocol. It can even be done on a chart paper with a number of colour combinations and pasted on the walls. You can also spread a chart paper over a small tub of water and draw a rangoli using flower petals. Then gently pull out the chart paper after sometime, the flowers will float on the water in the design they had been placed.

Food grains can be used to create designs but they require a great deal of patience and concentration. Grains usually used are moong dal, masoor dal, rajma and sabudana. The sides of the creation can be lined with diyas, pots with lit candles and glasses with coloured water.

Glass rangolis are also popular. They are made by painting the back of a sheet of glass black and drawing various designs on the front.

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