Madhubani art
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Madhubani art (originally Mithila art) is a style of painting practiced in the Mithila region of India and Nepal. It is named after the Madhubani district of Bihar, India, which is where it originated.[1] Jitwarpur and Ranti are the two most notable cities associated with the tradition and evolution of Madhubani art.[1] The art was traditionally practiced by female members of Brahman and Kayastha castes.[2] Artists create these paintings using a variety of mediums, including their own fingers, or twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks. The paint is created using natural dyes and pigments.[3] The paintings are characterized by their eye-catching geometrical patterns. There is ritual content for particular occasions, such as birth or marriage,[2] and festivals, such as Holi, Surya Shasti, Kali Puja, Upanayana, and Durga Puja.
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Traditionally, painting was one of the skills that was passed down from generation to generation in the families of the Mithila Region, mainly by women .[4] It is still practiced and kept alive in institutions spread across the Mithila region. Kalakriti in Darbhanga,[5] Vaidehi in Benipatti in Madhubani district and Gram Vikas Parishad in Ranti are some of the major centres of Madhubani painting which have kept this ancient art form alive.[6]