Madhubani is a city in Bihar known for its rich cultural heritage, including its famous folk art, Madhubani paintings, which date back 2,500 years and are traditionally created by women. The district features a unique geography with fertile lands suitable for agriculture, various temples, and a local cuisine highlighting dishes like litti-chokha and street foods. Tourism in Madhubani is supported by its historical significance, religious sites, and vibrant artistic expressions that promote environmental protection and cultural pride.

1. Madhubani
Vill –Nanour, Panchayat –Nanour, P.s- Rudrapur
Block- Andhrathadi, Dist.-Madhubani
Bihar, Pin-847411

2. AGENDAS
• Introductions to Madhubani
• Geography
• Tourism
• Special foods dishes
• Sweet’s and Beverage’s
• Transports
• Cultures
• Flora and Fauna

3. Introductions to Madhubani
Madhubani is a City Municipal Corporation and headquarter of Madhubani district.
Madhubani is situated in the Indian state of Bihar. It comes under Darbhanga
Division. It is situated at 26 km northeast of Darbhanga City. The Madhubani Raj in
Madhubani was created as a consequence.[1] The word "Madhubani" means
"forest of honey" from which Madhubani is derived, but sometimes it is also known as
"Madhu "+"vaani" meaning "sweet" "voice/language".
Madhubani paintings originated in the Mithila region of Bihar border of Indian &
Nepal. Heritage of Madhubani art goes back a minimum of 2,500 years and its
celebrated figures embody Buddha and Mahavira. it’s additionally the birthplace of
mythical being ‘Sita’, the central character in Ramayana. Hence, her life stories are
oftentimes represented within the native art.

4. Geography
• Geography of Madhubani
District in Bihar consists of a vast low-
lying plain intersected by numerous streams
and marshes but traversed in parts by
upland ridges. The land is generally high,
especially in blocks of BeniPatti,
Madhubani, Jainagar, Ladania, Laukaha and
in the south of Phulparas, which contain
stretches of highland. The soil of
Madhubani District is highly calcareous. It
is a mixture of clay and sand in varying
proportions. Geography of a major part of
the district includes clay. This contains
negligible proportion of sand and since it
can retain moisture, it is suitable for
paddy cultivation.

5. Tourism
• Madhubani town is the district in with
the same name in Bihar. The name of the
town Madhubani means ‘Forest of Money’
and the same can be found in abundance
over here…
• 1. Saurath:
• This is a roadside village on Madhubani-
Jaynagar road and contains a temple
known as Somnath Mahadev. It owes its
importance to the annual Sabha held by
Maithili Brahmins for negotiating
marriages. Many Panjikars who keep the
genealogical records of the different
families reside here and outside.

6. • 2. Kapileswarsthan:
• A village situated nine
kilometers from Madhubani
District Head Quarter. The
village is noted for its Shiva
Temple, also known as
Kapileswarsthan. Numerous
devotees congregate at the
temple every Monday and
particularly in the month of
Shravan. A large fair is also
held on the occasion of Maha
Shiva Ratri.

7. Special foods
dishes
• One can enjoy a delicious meal at
restaurants present in Madhubani.
The restaurants serve all the
common dishes like Dosa, ChowMein,
North-Indian Meals as well as the
local cuisine of the region like
litti-chokha, etc. A popular
mouth-watering street food is the
Jhal Moori’, which is prepared of
puffed rice, oil, spices and other
ingredients.

8. Sweet’s and Beverage’s
• The consistency of the dough, i.e. the mixture
is very important. Do not keep stirring it. It will
harden and become chewy if you keep it on
the flame for a long time..
• How do you make peda not sticky?
• Mix the milk powder with milk completely before
turning on the gas stove. Cook the pedas on
low flame and use a non-stick kadai or a heavy
based kadai to avoid burning or sticking to the
pan. CHEWY PEDA – Padas will be chewy
when little warm, let them cool down completely
for soft texture.

9. Transports
• Madhubani is a folk art of the
Mithila region of Bihar that is
known for using unique
geometric patterns to create
colorful paintings.

10. Cultures
• Madhubani art (Mithila painting) is
practiced in the Mithila region
of India and Nepal. It was
traditionally created by the women of
different communities of the Mithila
region. It is named after Madhubani
district of Bihar, India which is where
it originated.[2] This painting as a
form of wall art was practiced widely
throughout the region; the more recent
development of painting on paper and
canvas originated among the villages
around Madhubani, and it is these
latter developments that may correctly
be referred to as Madhubani art..

11. • India is blessed with a diversity of
art and craft styles that has its
history rooted in centuries of
cultural practice. Madhubani is one
of India’s most versatile art forms
which belong to the common folk, that
has thrived in Madhubani district in
Bihar for around 2500 years.
• Madhubani is also a reputed region in
India that has paved a way towards
protecting the environment from
loggers by utilizing this very art
form. Instead of hugging trees, the
women of Madhubani are painting and
creating art on them to prevent them
from being felled!

12. • It is believed that King Janaka commanded an artist
to paint his daughter before she was wedded to Rama,
and this seems to have founded the art form that is
still present in the interior walls of many old
buildings in the region.
• Ram Janki Temple is one of the most popular tourist
attractions in the town with a vivid and elaborate
canvas of Madhubani paintings. Hand-painted by the
local community, it has scenes from Ramayana on its
pillars and walls.
• Madhubani paintings in public spaces such as walls,
schools, and buildings are not new to the region. To
promote the culture of the place, people in the
district have coloured and painted the city with
Madhubani art, which has also prevented the
defacement of these spaces. One can also find
paintings in the most unsuspecting places – houses,
bathrooms, and abandoned walls – even the poorest
people, especially women, practice Madhubani as a
hobby.
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13. Flora and Fauna
Animals & Birds recreated in Madhubani art style
• Madhubani painting is one of the many famous Indian folk-art forms. Madhubani
painting, also known as Mithila painting, is an art form popular in the state of
Mithila in Nepal and Bihar in India. This painting is done with a variety of
tools, including fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks and using
natural dyes and pigments. It is mostly practiced by women in the villages who
have passed this art to their daughters through multiple generations. They paint
pictures of nature and mythology to depict different events like birth, marriage,
and cycles of life.
• In this series, I have tried to explore this art form digitally by experimenting
with color schemes and various unpopular animals that are not usually found in
these traditional paintings. Since its an on-going series, there will be additions
every now and then.

15. THANK YOU
Presented by:-
Ishan Samaajik Seva
Santhan.