Lakshmi Rangoli Kit

Description

Lakshmi Rangoli Kit is a set of coloured powders for drawing rangoli, the pattern made on the floor at the entrance of the house during festivals. The colours come ready to use, which saves buying five separate packs to get a full design.

Diwali is when most of these leave the shelf, drawn at the doorway on the evening the lamps go out, but rangoli is also made at Onam, at Pongal, at a wedding and on the morning of a housewarming. The powder is worked between finger and thumb along a chalked outline, or squeezed through a bottle where you want a fine line.

Do I need anything else to draw with it? Your fingers are enough for a simple pattern. For thin, even lines a rangoli dot bottle helps, and one with a cap is stocked here for a couple of euros. Chalk the design out first if you are not confident freehand.

Does rangoli powder wash off a tiled floor? It sweeps up dry and the rest goes with water, which is how it is meant to work. On a porous or unsealed floor a strong colour can leave a faint mark, so test a small patch first if the hall floor is pale.

For the outline, the rangoli dot bottle with a cap gives a cleaner edge, and rangoli and Diwali supplies holds the diyas, lamps and torans that go up with it. Keep the colours dry and sealed, because damp powder clumps and will not flow. Order online at Panjab Supermarket for same-day delivery across Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Leidsche Rijn, Vleuten, Maarssen, Zeist, Bunnik, IJsselstein, Vianen, and Culemborg. Free delivery on orders over 49 euros.