Rangoli art piece bags mum and daughter 4th S'pore record

Under the guidance of her mother, Mrs Sudha Ravi began making rangolis when she was five years old.

- Sarah Koh

Today, the rangoli artist, who is in her 40s, and her 17-year-old daughter Rakshita Ravi have four entries in the Singapore Book Of Records for their colourful, detailed and larger-than-life rangoli art pieces.

They achieved their latest record in January for the largest rangoli made of ice-cream sticks, measuring 5.8m by 4.7m and comprising 26,000 ice-cream sticks.

Rangoli, which means “an array of colours” in Sanskrit, is a traditional Indian art form where patterns are created on a flat surface, such as the floor.

The patterns are usually created using coloured rice flour outside the front door of a house to symbolise wealth, joy, prosperity and thanksgiving to deities.

Mrs Ravi, a full-time sales support officer in a local bank, said she has enjoyed making rangolis since she was a child, and it became her passion after she moved to Singapore about 20 years ago.