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Rangolis :
Meenakari Rangoli - "A new trend of ready-made rangolis is very much in vogue and it can be used even as a wall piece," said Dalal. These rangolis are already designed and a meenakari look is given on the plan and one has to highlight it with diyas and flowers and one can create different looks using different kinds of flowers and diyas. These rangolis are priced Rs. 400 onwards.

Traditional Rangoli - If traditional is your pick then ready-made brown-based rangoli with designs done with white colours. They generally have traditional motifs and it is just perfect for traditional décor. This will cost Rs. 200 onwards.

Do it yourself: How to create a Rangoli  pattern You will need: Card 30cm x 30cm square Several pieces of paper 30cm x 30cm square (for design and stencils) Coloured sand or Rice powder if available PVA glue, Scissors and craft knife On one of the pieces of paper mark out a pattern of dots with an interval of 3cm. This should give you a 9 dot by 9 dot square. Lightly join up the middle row of dots both horizontally and vertically as shown, to divide the paper into 4 sections. Get children to join up the dots to form a pattern. It can be symmetrical like the one shown, but it doesn't have to be. When this is done copy the design into the other three squares reflecting the design in the dividing lines. Be careful with gluing you can simply copy your design onto the piece of board. Decide on the colour scheme and apply glue to the card, and then sprinkle the coloured sand onto the chosen areas.

Torans :
Shell Torans - Made with shells and beads these are just right for the main entrance. Colours that look the best are red, orange and greens. "Diwali is the traditional festival and traditional colours are back in a big way," said Shah. The price range is Rs. 500 onwards.

Centre Pieces - Plain walls can be very well decorated with such centerpieces. Here creativity counts, how you place them and mix and match them is the key mantra. The danglers of torans can be used as centerpieces for the walls.

Tissue Torans - If you don't like run of the mill kinds of designs, get your door tissue torans as they are just right for contemporary entrances. The tissue flowers and bamboo nets create a very off-beat look.

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