Facts About Madhubani Painting You will find Very Interesting

Today, we would be discussing few facts about Madhubani  Painting which make it unique.

1.The Indian culture is among the oldest known civilizations of the world. It has manuscripts, religious books and Vedas which represent it as the oldest known form of human civilization. Among many legendary books and stories, one is Ramayana. Ramayana is the story of an obedient Son Lord Rama and his devoted wife Goddess Sita. The first instance that can be traced to Madhubani painting is related to their marriage. It is largely believed that Madhubani painting tradition started when the king Janak of Nepal commissioned local artists to paint murals in his palace in preparations for the marriage of his daughter Sita to Lord Ram. 
Thus, " Madhubani painting represents the first instance of painting ever making this the oldest folk art recorded on earth."

2)  Originally, paintings were done on walls of the Kohbar Ghar or the nuptial chamber. The paintings depicted an assembly of symbolic images of the lotus plant, the bamboo grove, fishes, birds and snakes in union. These images represented fertility and proliferation of life. It is widely believed that putting these auspicious paintings in bedrooms helps bring in fertility to the family.

3)  Initial paintings were made on walls coated with mud and cow dung. Over the centuries Mithila women have also painted them on handmade paper and clothes.  These paintings are made from the paste of powdered rice and the colors used are derived from plants and flowers making them an organic product.

4)   Through centuries and times even historians can’t predict, the skill has been limited to Mithila belt of India and Nepal with the content and style remaining the same. Precisely because of this, Madhubani painting is being accorded the coveted GI (Geographical Indication) status.

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