For anyone who may not know what Rangoli is, this is at your service.
If you are like me, which in this context means very naive at creating anything artsy, and have not got the art of Rangoli making in your genes, this post is for you. You will need these -
- Make a slightly viscous paste with vermilion and water.
- Mix rice well into it, so that rice is uniformly colored red. I choose red because I <3 red. You may choose any color, or even many different colors. Turmeric for Yellow color, or Indigo powder for blue color are the ones easily available at home.
- Spread the rice on a newspaper and let it rest until the rice is totally dry.
- Make a grid on the designated area with the help of rice, something like a grid of the tic-tac -toe game. You can draw the grid and then place rice over the line. Or make a line directly with the rice.
- Place the nine tea lights in each of the nine grids. Use tea lights as they're uniform in shape and size - take the colored variety for a brighter Rangoli.
- In the day, let the tea lights be unlighted. Light the candles at night for a wonderful effect.