Marigolds are weighty flowers and are often used as whole flowers; they also act as a border in the design, making the rangoli look well put together and more pronounced. While torn petals ...

Rangoli - or kolam in South India - is a 5,000-year-old North Indian folk floor art where coloured rice powders and organic, mostly edible materials are used to create auspicious designs outside ...

This way the flowers stay within the design border and look intact. Make sure to choose a flat, even surface and use chalk to draw the base. Choose the flowers according to your rangoli's design ...