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[[Image:Alter Cloth (Toran), Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century, cotton, metal and mirror pieces. plain weave with embroidery and mirror work, Honolulu Academy of Arts.jpg|thumb|Toran from [[Gujarat]], 20th Century, plain cotton weave with embroidery and mirror work, [[Honolulu Museum of Art]]. The hanging pieces are stylized mango leaves.]] | [[Image:Alter Cloth (Toran), Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 20th Century, cotton, metal and mirror pieces. plain weave with embroidery and mirror work, Honolulu Academy of Arts.jpg|thumb|Toran from [[Gujarat]], 20th Century, plain cotton weave with embroidery and mirror work, [[Honolulu Museum of Art]]. The hanging pieces are stylized mango leaves.]] | ||
''' | '''Torana''' (Kannada: ತೋರಣ), also known as '''Bandanwal''', refer to a decorative door hanging in [[Hinduism]], usually decorated with [[Tagetes|marigolds]] and [[mango]] leaves, or a string that is tied on the door with the flower on it as a part of traditional [[Hindu culture]] on the occasion of festivals and weddings. A toran may feature colours such as green, yellow and red. They can be made of fabrics or metals which are usually made to resemble [[mango]] leaves. [[Peepal]] tree leaves are also used to make torans at some places in India. They also have other decorative features depending on the region.<ref name=VZR>{{Cite journal|url = http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A375370256/GPS?sid=wikipedia|title = The torans of Gujarat and Rajasthan: meanings and origins|last =Rivers |first =Victoria Z. |date = June 2014|journal = Marg, A Magazine of the Arts|pages = 78–80}}{{subscription required|via=Academic OneFile}}</ref> | ||
The origin of torans can be traced to Puranas (Hindu | The origin of torans can be traced to Puranas (Hindu Scriptures). Torans are used to decorate the main entrance of the home. The main idea behind decorating the homes is to please and attract the goddess of wealth, [[Lakshmi]]. These torans are the first thing that welcomes guests. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Thoranam]], hanging decorations in Tamil Nadu | |||
* [[Torana]], in Hindu-Buddhist Indian-origin also found in Southeast Asia and East Asia | * [[Torana]], in Hindu-Buddhist Indian-origin also found in Southeast Asia and East Asia | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Torana (Kannada: ತೋರಣ), also known as Bandanwal, refer to a decorative door hanging in Hinduism, usually decorated with marigolds and mango leaves, or a string that is tied on the door with the flower on it as a part of traditional Hindu culture on the occasion of festivals and weddings. A toran may feature colours such as green, yellow and red. They can be made of fabrics or metals which are usually made to resemble mango leaves. Peepal tree leaves are also used to make torans at some places in India. They also have other decorative features depending on the region.[1]
The origin of torans can be traced to Puranas (Hindu Scriptures). Torans are used to decorate the main entrance of the home. The main idea behind decorating the homes is to please and attract the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi. These torans are the first thing that welcomes guests.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Thoranam, hanging decorations in Tamil Nadu
- Torana, in Hindu-Buddhist Indian-origin also found in Southeast Asia and East Asia
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Rivers, Victoria Z. (June 2014). "The torans of Gujarat and Rajasthan: meanings and origins". Marg, A Magazine of the Arts: 78–80. – via Academic OneFile (subscription required)