In which State is the folk painting ‘Madhubani’ popular?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Orissa
(C) Bihar
(D) Assam
Answer: (C) Madhubani painting or Mithila painting is a style of Indian painting, practised in the Mithila region of Bihar state, India and the adjoining parts of Terai in Nepal. Painting is done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments, and is characterized by eye-catching geometrical patterns. There are paintings for each occasion and festival such as birth, marriage, Holi, Surya Shashti, kali puja, Upanayanam (sacred thread ceremony), and Durga puja.
