Abstract : Floor art and wall art occupy a special place in the cultural landscape of India. Indian floor/wall art can be traced back to the Stone Age. The cave paintings discovered in many states of India depict animals, birds, trees, flowers, humans, their weapons, dancers, and so on. The earliest use of floor art can be traced back to the seals found at the excavation sites from Mohenjo-Daro (26th to 25th BCE). These seals carried designs like floor decorations that would have prevailed in that era.
Indian floor/wall art started as a ritual. In the Vedic era i.e., between 1500 BCE and 600 BCE, ritual arts developed further. There was integration of earlier art practices into a strict design paradigm. Some of the ritual arts are practisedeven today. In various parts of India,they are recognized by different names. For instance, floor art in Western India is known as ‘Rangoli’,whereas in Rajasthan ‘Mandana’ is the art form used for floor and wall decoration.
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Cite : Bhalerao, M. (2024). Indian Traditional Floor Decoration (1st ed., pp. 395-405). Noble Science Press. https://doi.org/10.52458/9788196897444.nsp2024.eb.ch-23
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