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\nWomen in the Mithila region of southeastern Nepal and northeastern India have painted in a distinct style for centuries.\u00a0 Created with a variety of tools and natural dyes and pigments, the paintings are characterized by their bright colors, two-dimensional imagery, and geometrical designs.\u00a0 Artists avoid blank spaces and fill them with images of plants, animals, and patterns.<\/p>\n

Passed down from generation to generation, this ancient art form originated as painting on the walls of homes to commemorate marriages and to decorate wedding chambers with scenes from Hindu epics.\u00a0 Since the 1960s, women have been encouraged to paint on paper, cloth, or canvas, and to sell their works as a source of income.\u00a0 This form is often referred to as Madhubani art, as it originated in the villages around Madhubani, India.\u00a0 However, Janakpur, Nepal, as the former capital of the kingdom of Mithila, has also emerged as a center for preserving and promoting this artform, and is the source of this painting.\u00a0 Support from the government and non-profits has helped paintings like this one reach an international audience.<\/p>\n

Traditionally, women engaged in prayer and mediation while painting to draw deities into their work.\u00a0 Today, the paintings often depict religious events or contain ritual subject matter for specific occasions like births, weddings, or festivals.\u00a0 Images of Hindu deities like Vishnu, Ganesh, Radha, Krishna, Sita and Ram are common.\u00a0 This painting shows Krishna, a popular deity associated with compassion and child-like transcendent wisdom.\u00a0 It is painted on rice paper and signed by the artist as \u201cHira\u201d which translates to \u201cdiamond.\u201d<\/p>\n

This painting is featured in two virtual exhibits, Faith: Five World Religions<\/em><\/a> and Healing Arts<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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