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Happy Diwali!
Want a rangoli outside your door but don’t want it to get ruined in the rain? Make a doormat! Did you know why rangolis are always placed at the door? Almost every part of South Asia has a special folk art used to decorate the floors of one’s home – be it Punjabi chowks, Tamil kolams, Bengali alponas, or Rajasthani mandanas. They’re used as a way to make one’s space beautiful and soothing to one’s eye. When we enter our homes or when we invite people over, we bring with ourselves a LOAD of stress from the day. Rather than entering the house in that headspace, art like rangolis serve to calm the person so they enter the space through the door in a more tranquil mindset. This is also why doors are often decorated with torans/sehre and other hangings and trinkets. It’s also a concept that transcends cultures – after all, where do Halloween Jack-o-Lanterns and Christmas wreathes go? My Biji always used to say “Ghar de bhaag boohai ton dikh jaande aa” – you’re able to see the fortune/vibes of a house just by looking at the front door. So as we get closer to the brightest holiday in many South Asian calendars, here’s wishing that the bhaag of your doors always shine bright, and may they always open up to an abundance wonderful friends, family, and loved ones. ❤️🪔✨ . . . #Diwali #DiwaliDecor #rangoli #alpona #chowk #mandana #kolam #doormat #diydoormat #Deepavali #BandiChhorDivas #Diwali2022
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