Madhubani Painting

3. Origin of Madhubani
• There are paintings for each occasion and festival such as
birth, marriage, Holi, Surya Shasti, kali
puja, Upanayanam, Durga Puja etc.
• According to local mythology, the origin can be traced to the
time of the Ramayana, when King Janaka of Nepal ordered his
kingdom to decorate the town for the wedding of his
daughter, Sita, to Lord Rama.
• The original inspiration for Madhubani art emerged from
women’s craving for religiousness and an intense desire to be
one with God. With the belief that painting something divine
would achieve that desire, women began to paint pictures of
gods and goddesses with an interpretation so divine that
captured the hearts of many.

4. About Madhubani
• The painting was traditionally done on freshly plastered
mud walls and floors of huts, but now they are also done
on cloth, handmade paper and canvas. Madhubani
paintings are made from the paste of powdered rice
• Madhubani paintings mostly depict the men & its
association with nature and the scenes & deity from the
ancient epics. Natural objects like the sun, the moon, and
religious plants like tulsi are also widely painted, along
with scenes from the royal court and social events like
weddings. Generally no space is left empty; the gaps are
filled by paintings of flowers, animals, birds, and even
geometric designs

5. • 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.

9. Madhubani colours

10. • Vegetable colors are used making use of natural
resources. For eg
• Black – By blending soot and cow dung
• Yellow - From turmeric, pollen, lime, milk of
banyan leaves,
• Blue -Indigo
• Red - Kusam flower juice or red sandalwood
• Green - wood apple tree leaves
• White - Rice powder
• Orange - Palasha flowers

11. Styles
• Madhubani art has five distinctive styles - Bharni,
Katchni, Tantrik, Nepali and Gobar
• Nowadays Madhubani has become a globalized art
form, and difference in styles of various castes are
distinct in the same way they may have been before
Madhubani received international and national
attention.

12. Katchni and Bharni

13. Godna

14. Different categories of
Madhubani Art
• TRADITIONAL
• CONTEMPORARY
• MONOCHROMATIC
• TATTOO
• ANIMALS AND BIRDS

15. Traditional Madhubani Art

16. Monochromatic Madhubani Art

17. Contemporary Madhubani Art

18. Tattoo Madhubani Art

19. Animals & Birds in Madhubani Art

21. •In cups

22. •In traditional ceramic bottles

23. •In decorative pots

24. •In Indian sarees

25. •In empty boxes

26. •In mobile covers