English

Noun

rangoli ‎(plural rangolis)

1. A geometric or stylized design on the floor (or other flat surface) made using small coloured granules or powder. [from 19th c.]
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 188:

     In one corner of the room she had drawn an incredibly elaborate painting with rangoli powder of the Flautist and herself dancing the raas on the banks of the Jamuna.