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Some facts about India
• India is the 2nd most populated country in the world.
1. China 1,336,390,000--March 16, 2010-- 19.63% of
world population
2. India1,178,310,000--March 16, 2010-- 17.31% of
world population
3. United States 308,878,000--March 16, 2010-- 4.54%
of world population
• India has benefited a lot from its agricultural activities.
India is the largest producer of cashew nuts, coconuts,
tea, ginger, milk, turmeric etc. India has almost a 10%
share in the world fruit production and it ranks first in the
production of banana
Other Interesting Facts
• The sari that is worn by Indian
women is considered to be
one of the most elegant and
beautiful dresses in the world.
A sari is a long piece of cloth
that is wrapped by in different
styles.
• India’s geography is varied.
Right from the snowy
mountains in the north to
dense forests in the south and
arid deserts in the west, India
offers it all.
Religion
• Indian citizens are free to follow any religion and faith.
Indians worship different Gods in many different ways.
• Religion, with its rituals and philosophy, forms the life
style of any average individual born and brought up in
India.
• The main religions of India are Hinduism, Jainism,
Sikhism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrianism
and Judaism. Over 80% of Indians practice Hinduism,
13.45% of Indians practice Islam, 2.35% Christianity and
1.94% Sikhism. Popular faiths like Jainism and
Buddhism which have originated in India are practiced all
over the world today.
MADHUBANI ART
Bihar, India
Origins of MADHUBANI Art
• Tradition states that this style of painting
originated at the time of the Ramayana, when
King Janak commissioned artists to do paintings
at the time of marriage of his daughter, Sita, to
Lord Ram.
• Madhubani painting has been done traditionally
by the women of villages around the present
town of Madhubani (the literal meaning of which
is forests of honey) and other areas of Mithila.
The painting was traditionally done on freshly
plastered mud wall of huts, but now it is also
done on cloth, hand-made paper and canvas.
Ramayana
• Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India, the
other being the Mahabharata.[1] It depicts the duties of
relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal
servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal
king.
• The name Ramayana is a tatpurusha compound of
Rāma and ayana ("going, advancing"), translating to
"Rama's Journey". The Ramayana consists of 24,000
verses in seven books (kāṇḍas) and 500 cantos
(sargas),[2] and tells the story of Rama (an incarnation of
the Hindu preserver-god Vishnu), whose wife Sita is
abducted by the demon king of Lanka, Ravana.
Thematically, the epic explores the tenets of human
existence and the concept of dharma
Origins Cont.
• Madhubani paintings also use two dimensional imagery,
and the colors used are derived from plants.
• Madhubani paintings mostly depict nature and Hindu
religious motifs, and the themes generally revolve
around Hindu deities like Krishna, Ram, Shiva, Durga,
Lakshmi, and Saraswati. Natural objects like the sun, the
moon, and religious plants like tulsi are also widely
painted, along with scenes from the royal court and
social events like weddings. Generally no space is left
empty; the gaps are filled by paintings of flowers,
animals, birds, and even geometric designs.
• Madhubani paintings are characterized by
the vibrant and bold use of colors and
traditional geometric patterns that supports
the main theme. Some of the main
attributes of all the Madhubani paintings
double line border, ornate floral patterns,
abstract-like figures of deities and bulging
eyes and a jolting nose of the faces of the
figures.
• There are 3 styles of Madhubani painting
1.Brahmin Style
2. Tatoo Style
3.Kshatriya Style
• Black – By blending soot and cow dung
• Yellow - From turmeric, pollen, lime, milk of
banyan leaves,
• Blue -Indigo
• Red - Kusam flower juice or red sandalwood
• Green - wood apple tree leaves
• White - Rice powder
• Orange - Palasha flowers
Other images in Mudhubani Art
(Signs of prosperity)
• Fish
• Birds
(Peacocks/Parrots)
• Elephants
• Lions
• Plant Life-(Trees and
Lotus flowers)
• Turtles
• The Sun and moon
Indian Deities
• Krishna
• Shiva
• Rama
• Durga
• Lakshmi
• Saraswati
Examples of Madhubani Art
Goddess Mahasaraswati
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