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• Rangoli patterns • • • • • •
Here is one way to make a Rangoli pottern. m Repeat your pattern if you like. You could use a computer program.
m On a square grid draw several [g] Reflect these lines horizontally ~=M•J:41fJ~
lines by jo1n1ng pairs of dots. and vertically.
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1£] Here are some more Rangoli patterns that other people have made.
Discuss how yours is the same or different.

rn Reflect the lines diagonally. &IJ Colour regions to highlight . . . . . . -·· ' - -
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Rongoli patterns ore made at the entrance
to Hindu homes to welcome visitors at Divoll.
Seeds, coloured foods or special
coloured powders ore used
to make the patterns.
They con have curved as well
as straight lines
They ore not always symmetrical.
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Practical: making and comparing Rangoli patterns on RM G.