Wednesday, May 29, 2013

MADHUBANI PAINTING

"Madhubani painting or Mithila painting is a style of Indian painting, practiced in the Mithila region of bihar state, India and the adjoining parts of Terai in Nepal.Painting is done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments, and is characterized by eye-catching geometrical patterns. There are paintings for each occasion and festival such as birth, marriage, holi, surya shasti, kali puja, Upanayanam (sacred thread ceremony), and durga puja."

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