Madhubani Paintings

Specialty of Bihar and an amazing piece of décor, Madhubani painting are worldwide famous for its immense creativity and impressive work. It is a tradition style of painting practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar in India. The unique and an amazing mix of folk art, Madhubani painting was traditionally done by the women in villages on freshly plastered mud wall of huts. But now it is also done on clothes, hand- made paper and canvas.

Madhubani painting is an amazing art done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments and is recognized through the eye-catching geometrical patterns. Provided with multi colors, Madhubani wall paintings include the pictures of Ram-Sita, Shiva Parvati and depictions from daily life. Some of beautifully carved objects in these paintings include fish, jackfruit, trees of fruits such as mango and pomegranate and birds like peacock.

One of the interesting things about the traditional painting is that these usually pass on from generation to generation, just like the Madhubani or the Mithila paintings, which is still prevalent in Bihar, Patna and in the other regions of Mithila. Travelers to Bihar should travel down to the Madhubani district which is just seven hour journey from Patna, and explore the incredibly beautiful Madhubani paintings. Not just that, you will also get a chance to discover the villagers huts decorated in Mithila style.