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The art of rangoli

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The art of rangoli

At the 2003 Diwali festival in Wellington, children created rangoli. This is a traditional Indian art form where patterns are produced from different coloured powders sprinkled on a flat surface.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Indians – Religion and kin, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1840/the-art-of-rangoli (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.