Discover recipes, home ideas, style inspiration and other ideas to try. Thus a popular design created for the jhoti is the swapna padma chita, where the lotus (a symbol associated with goddess Lakshmi) forms the central motif. Like other forms such as the aipan and the alpona, jhoti is also created on a background of red earth, called dhau. Jhoti or Chita is the traditional Odia art on the floor and walls, very popular in the rural areas. Jhoti is quite different from Rangoli. While Rangolis are made using coloured powders, Jhoti involves line art using the traditional white coloured, semi liquid paste of rice or Pithau. The fingers are used as brushes in this art form. This Manabasa Gurubara makes your Jhoti Chita Design unique with the above top 10 Trending easy simple Jhoti Chita Designs.