Mithila Painting

Mithila Painting

Mithila painting are bright colorful artwork with Maithali culture themes and motifs from the Terai region of Nepal. Sita, the ideal woman and perfect wife of Lord Ram from the popular Hindu epic of Ramayan, is said to have hailed from Mithila. Mithila women have been mostly engaged in the patronage of the Mithila paintings largely in Janakpur and the neighboring areas. The painting depicts scenes of domestic rituals with religious offerings to gods and goddesses to ward off evil. These worldwide popular paintings are available in Janakpur and Dhanusha region of Terai, the seat of the Maithali culture. The paintings may also be available at some of the tourist hubs in Kathmandu.
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