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Learn how to make alpona , the Bengali art of floor painting, for the festive season of Durga Puja. Explore traditional and modern patterns, colour schemes, techniques and tips for creating elegant alpona designs. Alpana or alpona is a traditional art form of painting colored motifs, patterns, and symbols on floors and walls with rice flour paints. It is common in Bangladesh and West Bengal, and has religious, cultural, and artistic significance. From bridal art to bengali kolka design , find what you’re looking for on Pinterest! Broto Alpona involves creating intricate patterns on floors or walls using rice paste. Women apply the paste freehand using fingers or a small cloth called ‘pitulli’. This technique allows for fluid, symmetrical designs featuring geometric shapes, floral motifs, and auspicious symbols. These Alponas were associated with an oral tradition of a charra or a rhyme hummed by women while painting it. The verses usually bonded together the ‘Broto’, as the rhyme for rain and a good harvest ...
