Gotra is one of the many considerations that exist during match-making in the traditional manner. Janmakundalis (horoscopes) of the prospective bride and groom are compared to see if a match could be made. Gotras have to be different while Matchmaking for a Marriage While in matching Janmakundalis the consideration is for the common and symmetrical …
Mithila celebrates its scores of religious festivals and fairs of great local fervor. Each festival is unique in style and is characterised by colour, gaiety, enthusiasm, feasts and heterogeneity of prayers and rituals. Need not to mention traditional Nepelese and Indian festivals like Ramnavami, Dassehra, Diwali and Holi are also feted with great extravaganza in …
Maithili sounds sweet and soft to outsiders, who often cannot tell whether an argument is taking place. The Mithila region is rich with culture and traditions. People respect their parents, believe in peaceful life and have a strong belief in God. They worship the goddess of Power Durga. Every home of Mithila has own God …
Writing after a long time, taken out some time for the thing which I love to do : blogging. I am not an influencial blogger but whatever I am writing today is having a special purpose- A step towards giving Maithili cinema an international recognition. I don’t know much about cinema but I have not …
I am going to write another blog post today. This is about two personalities whose works are close to my heart. One is Lakshmi, who studied at Mithila Art Institute, Madhubani, and was working for nearly two years. I know the competence of the teachers teaching at MAI. But I was bowled by the artworks …
Chhatihar: On the sixth day of birth. Shashthika (Sathi) Bhagwati is worshiped in the evening on a special alpana. The mother and child wear new yellow clothes.Things required are: Purhar Patil, Deep, Earthen pot, Fan made of bamboo (beeain), Kajrauta, Shahi Kant, Knife, Chura, lava, paper, red ink. Namkaran: On the 11th or 12th day …
One of the interesting aspect about the Raja Janak is that he has been shown as the Father of Sita(Vaidehi) in Ramayan but not much is said about his Vedhehi State(Avastha). It is later on Ved Vyas said in the Baghwat. We have to see the interdependency of these two Rishis in these aspects. The …
Every citizen in our country is familiar to the term MITHILA. The first term which pops into a pro- Hindu’s mind, when talked about Mithila, is none other than Maithili, daughter of King Janak of the Videha dynasty. We are very well versed with the role of Mithila in Ramayana, one of the largest ancient …
The artworks of the exhibition “Moolbodh” is related to Mithila in every aspect. Though I have written blogpost on few other artworks but not on the Ram Chatur Mallik. Starting the series of Blogpost associated with the paintings and artworks. This is a consolidated post about Ram Chatur Mallik taken from Wikipedia and Washermans-ajnabi blogpost …
The most awaited project related to madhubani art will soon be exhibited in Delhi NCR by a few artists from Madhubani and Delhi on 12th June 2016 which is totally sponsered by MithilanchalGroup, an initiative of Antiquecraft Private Limited. It is an initiative to provide a platform to the talented artists. The theme for this …