A salute to traditional Indian Art
Madhubani painting or Mithila painting is a style of Indian art, practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar, India. These paintings are traditionally done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments. The origins of these paintings are shrouded in antiquity and mythology.
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The above creation pays homage to the traditional art of Madhubani. Here we have Lord Krishna accompanying his beloved, Radha, as she goes to the banks of the river Yamuna to fill her earthen pot.
Madhubani painting or Mithila painting is a style of Indian art, practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar, India. These paintings are traditionally done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments. The origins of these paintings are shrouded in antiquity and mythology.
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Traditional Chikankari.
The above piece of art shows the typical lattice work of the Indian Lucknowi embroidery art form.