Mithila Art

Mithila painting gives stress upon the cultural background of maithili people. This art is mainly drawn on the mud walls of the houses on various religious occasions by whether literate or illiterate maithili women of rural village.

Mithila painting, one of the ancient traditional arts, is the indigenous art of maithili people. These paintings depict the everyday lives and activities of the maithili people, as well as express their religious figures in symbolic ways. This unique, highly traditional art can be seen on most of maithili household work in the Mithila region, Southern Terai of Nepal. The women mainly do it. No particular formal training is given for this painting; it is passing on from one generation to another (from mother to daughter) in every family in maithili society.

The art displays Aripan-the art drawn on ground in front of house of Maithili people.