Sanjhi art and Rangoli designs

Sanjhi is a traditional art form from Vrajarooted in the folk mythology of the region. The sanjhi is an octagonal design about 1,50 m in diameter, which is created from natural colors with the help of stencils. At the center of the sanjhi, a mythological scene is depicted, which is surrounded by artfully interlocked, sophisticated decorative elements expanding towards the eight directions. Rangoli designs too are strewn from natural colors; in India, these are created on festive occasions at the doorsteps of temples and homes as symbols of good fortune.

In our online courses and workshops, the diverse techniques of this nowadays endangered art form are taught, such as the preparation of stencils, the sketching of a designs, as well as the making of sanjhi and rangoli designs from various media such as flowers, colors, grains and others.