Rangoli Art
Vijaya Mohan
Vijaya  Mohan  started
learning Rangoli in Trichy,
Tamil Nadu, India, at the
tender age of five.

She has taken part in many
local Rangoli competitions in
school, college and in her
neighbourhood and won
several prizes.

Vijaya Mohan moved to
Singapore in 1993 and has
done thousands of Rangoli
demonstrations in Singapore
but starting documenting her
events only after 1999.

In 2003, Vijaya Mohan
encouraged and supported
by Whampoa Community
Centre broke the Guinness
World Record by single-
handedly drawing a Rangoli
of size 52’x 53’ or 2756 sq. ft
(256 sq m)in 7 hours without
any break. The previous
record was held in U.K of
size 30’x30’

She is also listed in the
Singapore Book of Records in
3 award categories.
a)  Individual endeavours:
Largest Rangoli by a single
person – 2003

b) Team endeavours –
Supersize – July 2005 involving
more than 120 community
leaders and drawing a
multiracial Rangoli with
symbols of all races in
Singapore of approx 3000 sq
feet size.

c) Mass participation –
Communities – Nov/Dec 2005
involving 950 persons and
World’s first giant outdoor
weather proof Rangoli
outside  Esplanade for
Kalautsavam, Indian Arts
festival.
TRUTOK
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Rangoli Art: Drawn in front of the Esplanade
Singapore.
Area: 1800 sq ft.
Rangoli Art: Dubai Shopping Festival 2009
Area: 5 m x 5m
Rangoli Art is a popular form of art that adorns the entry of most homes in
India. Wikipedia says it is "It is a form of sandpainting decoration that uses
finely ground white powder and colours, and is used commonly outside
homes in India. Rangoli can be wall art as well as floor art. The term rangoli
is derived from words rang (colour) and aavalli ('coloured creepers' or 'row of
colours'). Read more here.