Alpana or alpona (Bengali: আলপনা) is a Bengali folk art style consisting of colored motifs, patterns, and symbols that are painted on floors and walls with paints made from rice flour, on religious occasions. Alpona is common to Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.

2023年12月16日 · Originated from the Sanskrit word Alimpana, which means 'to plaster' or 'to coat with', alpona is a thousand-year-old art form, originally practised by the Hindu women at their homes. Because they are temporarily drawn on the floor, earliest alponas could not …

2024年11月24日 · The Alpona art, a type of decorative painting, is a vital part of Bengali culture and spirituality. With origins deep in the culture of Bengal, this detailed folk art is more than ornamental — it is a voice of history, spirituality and festivity.

The study explores the cultural and historical significance of Alpona and Chittagong Ailbana, traditional art forms in Bengali culture. It discusses how these practices have evolved from ancient rituals related to agriculture and prosperity, emphasizing the symbolic nature of the designs and their connection to community beliefs.

The traditional floor art of Alpona was popular in Bengal. Do you know how the traditional practices of alpona are different from the Aipan of Uttarakhand or the Kolam of Tamil Nadu? Let’s interact with this alluring art form and learn about its journey from folk tradition to fine art.

Alpana or alpona (Bengali: আলপনা) is a South Asian folk art style, traditionally practiced by women, and consisting of colored motifs, patterns, and symbols that are painted on floors and walls with paints made from rice flour, on religious occasions. It is common to the Bengal region in India, and in Bangladesh. The Alpana or […]

2019年1月1日 · Just like the Japanese cherry blossoms, the art of Alpana (Alpona in bengali) is created only to fade away with time / blow away with the wind – just like those fleeting moments of life. As a practice, alpana-making is believed to have originated in agrarian societies. Here are some things to know about Bengal’s “Alpona (alpana)”

2024年10月12日 · The floor art, known as alpana (or alpona), is a ritualistic art of Bengal. Drawn freehand, the design is a reflection of the artist's imagination Shonamug/Wikimedia Commons Traditionally, alpana is drawn by women of the household with a special paste made from the white kernel inside unprocessed sundried paddy which is then mixed with water.

Alpona is the domestic ritual art of the women of rural Bengal intrinsically linked with folk rites known as "brotos". Brotos are specific rites undertaken with a view to achieving fulfilment of specific desires. They have been in existence for centuries in Bengal and the rest of India and have been practised in particular by womenfolk.

2019年10月4日 · One such tradition is painting colourful sacred motifs on floor, locally known in the east-Indian state of West Bengal as Alpona. With the preparations of Durga Puja at the Chandi mandap (temple porch) going on with full force, the women-folk of Gokna, a village in Basirhat, West Bengal have divided their works accordingly.