By the Mansarovar lake in Darbhanga, the Chandradhari Museum gathers the material heritage of Mithila across eleven galleries — some five thousand objects, from 18th- and 19th-century miniature paintings of Krishna-leela to Nepalese and Tibetan bronzes, terracotta, ivory, coins, textiles and manuscripts. Among its treasures is one of the oldest surviving Madhubani paintings, dated 1919.
For anyone seeking the historical depth behind Mithila’s living arts, the museum is the single richest collection in the region.