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Spontaneous Art - Bengali Alpana art for auspicious occasion. My drawing class sample work, big and miniature art. After many years of gap this is my first drawing class and my teacher and class mates liked it a lot. I used markers on the spontaneous pencil sketch I drew in the class...reminded me of my childhood and my current association with Lexington Shambhala.

There are quite a few. Here is one by Rabindranath Tagore
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Another Bengali Poem "Ecstasy of Creation" by the Rebel Poet Nazrul.

Here a little bit on Bengali Alpana Folk art history from online search.
"Alpana (Ritual Painting)  is a kind of folk art and a spontaneous expression of the artistic sensibility of people. It retains the past experience of the community and, at the same time, is very much contemporary in feeling. It is mainly the womenfolk who have kept the art alive in this part of the subcontinent. They retain connections with age-old traditions and at the same time are bold enough to experiment with new forms and new colours. They are conscious of the changing moods of the seasons and their creativity thus marks the changing cycle of the year. ..It is difficult to determine the origins of the art. Many authorities hold that many of the vratas and pujas with which alpanas are associated can be traced to pre-Aryan times. It has come down to us from the Austric people who lived in the country long before the coming of the Aryans."

Alpana is more popularly known as Rangoli in Hindi. It is a form of sandpainting decoration or floorart that uses finely ground white powder and colours, and is used commonly outside homes in India, similar to Hindu or Buddhist mandalas. (see wikipedia).