Sand art

building-like sculpture made with moist sand

thumb|upright=1.3|A rangoli on the occasion of Diwali, Goa, India thumb|A rangoli made with flowers on the occasion of Onam thumb|Rangoli at Delhi, India Rangoli is an art form that originates from the Indian subcontinent, in which patterns are created on the floor or a tabletop using materials such as powdered limestone, red ochre, dry rice flour, coloured sand, quartz powder, flower petals, and coloured rocks. It is an everyday practice in some Hindu households; however, making it is mostly reserved for festivals and other important celebrations, as rangolis are time-consuming. Rangolis are

Penjing, also known as penzai, is the ancient Chinese art of depicting artistically formed trees, other plants, and landscapes in miniature.

manipulation of sand to create animation, by applying sand to a surface and then rendering images by drawing lines and figures in the sand with one's hands; a sand animation performer will often use the aid of an overhead projector or lightbox

artistic and ritual tradition and practice of Vanuatu

Tibetan Buddhist tradition involving the creation and destruction of mandalas made from coloured sand

art museum in Tottori, Tottori, Japan

thumb thumb|left|A woman making a tray landscape showing the full moon. Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Yōshū Chikanobu, 1899 Bonseki (, "tray rocks") is the ancient Japanese art of creating miniature landscapes on black trays using white sand, pebbles, and small rocks.

Festival in Portugal