Alpana or Alpono designs are drawn during festivals and Hindu rituals in
Bengal, Orissa and other parts of
Eastern India. It also drawn during
Kojari Lakshmi Puja to welcome Goddess Lakshmi. The designs drawn during Lakshmi Puja display the feet of Goddess Lakshmi. The
Rangolis drawn during Diwali are colorful and more attractive.


Related
Pictures of traditional Diwali Rangoli Designs
Images of colorful Diwali Rangolis
About Alpana Designs and How to make them
Images from Rangoli: Elder Women Creating Sacred Geography
Copyright 2003 by Catherine Cartwright-Jones
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