MITHILAsmita

Madhubani Paintings or the folk paintings of Mithila are the joyous expressions of the Mithila women. For centuries women have decorated the walls and floors of dwellings with intricate symbolic paintings. Thus the history of Mithila painting begins as early as the love of interior decoration in human beings.
The murals are distinctive in their rich and lively compositions and vibrant colours using themes from Hindu Mythology, maithil traditions and legends. These paintings are originally done in traditional style on auspicious occasions, and at festivals. Geometrical and highly stylized, these paintings are open astrological charts, a storehouse of the wisdom of ages.