How did Madhubani Art Originate?
It All Began at a Wedding..... Weddings are among the most notable moments of one's lifetime. Everyone wants to capture the moment they say 'yes' to their partner and preserve it for eternity using photographs and videos. Wedding photographers nowadays are a very integral part of weddings today, however, this wasn't the case decades ago. Just like how weddings mark the advent of a new phase of a relationship, one particular wedding was responsible for the advent of Madhubani art. Wondering whose wedding that was? How did Madhubani Art Originate? Madhubani Art, or Mithila Art as it is otherwise known originated in the Madhubani district of Bihar, India. This region, originally known as 'Mithila' is said to have been ruled by King Janaka, the father of Sita. It is commonly believed that King Janaka commissioned the best artists in the kingdom to create pictures of the wedding of his daughter to Lord Ram. The artists used dyes extracted from available natural mat...