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Time lapse of a Rangoli made in Haworth church Main st by Janak Chauhan to celebrate Fairtrade fortnight in March 2004. The actual elapsed time taken to complete the Rangoli was 1 hour 22 minutes, the file size is 330kb and will take 1 - 3min on a 56k modem, you will need flash.
Rangoli is the traditional art of floor painting, and is an invitation to Laxmi goddess of wealth. It is traditionally done near the entrance to a home using powder of rice, turmeric, stone powder etc. It is also done using grains, cereals, flour and many other natural materials.
The rangoli was created as part of Fairtrade fortnight more... |