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Panorama of Janaki Mandir, the marble temple of Sita at Janakpur, Nepal
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A Madhubani (Mithila) painting of the Mahavidyas
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Devotees during the Chhath festival at Janakpur
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Madhubani painting of the Mahavidyas
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Large Mithila painting mural at Patna Junction
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Madhubani artist Asha Jha of Bihar at work
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Janaki Mandir, Janakpur, Nepal
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The old Darbhanga Raj palace, damaged in the 1934 earthquake
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Nargona Palace, Darbhanga
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The Darbhanga Raj palace grounds
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Punaura Dham at Sitamarhi, revered as Sita’s birthplace
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Chhath Puja offerings at a river ghat
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Chhath festival at Janakpur
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Clay birds and idols made for the Sama-Chakeva festival
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Sama-Chakeva festival figures
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Makhana — the puffed fox-nut of Mithila
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A makhana (fox-nut) cultivation pond in Mithila
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Thekua, the wheat-and-jaggery sweet of Chhath
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Statue of the poet Vidyapati, the "Maithil Kavi Kokil"
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Sharda Sinha, the "Bihar Kokila" folk singer
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A portrait of the poet Vidyapati
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Karpoori Thakur on a 2024 stamp of India
Wikimedia Commons · India Post · public-domain
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The actor Manoj Bajpayee at the 52nd IFFI
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A Tirhuta-script inscription at Mandar Hills
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The Tirhuta (Mithilakshar) alphabet chart
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The playback singer Udit Narayan
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The folk singer Maithili Thakur
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The poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
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The writer Phanishwar Nath Renu
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The actor Neha Sharma
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Bhawana Kanth, a fighter pilot of the IAF
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The Madhubani painter Mahasundari Devi
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Makar Sankranti
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The Ashokan pillar at Vaishali
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The statesman Lalit Narayan Mishra
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L. K. Jha, 8th Governor of the RBI
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The actor Sushant Singh Rajput
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The Madhubani painter Baua Devi
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The Madhubani painter Godavari Dutta
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Litti-chokha
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Pittha, rice-flour dumplings
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Khaja, a layered sweet
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The Jitiya festival
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Vivaha Panchami at Janakpur
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The Madhubani painter Dulari Devi
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Malpua, a sweet pancake
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Tilkut, a sesame-jaggery sweet
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Maharaja Kameshwar Singh of Darbhanga
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Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh of Darbhanga
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Jagannath Mishra, former Chief Minister of Bihar
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Bhagwat Jha Azad, former Chief Minister of Bihar
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The Sanskrit scholar Sir Ganganath Jha
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Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami
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Kheer, rice pudding
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Ghughni, a chickpea curry
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The Jhijhiya folk dance
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Kanwar (Kabar) Lake
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The writer Rajkamal Chaudhary
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Nag Panchami
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Durga Puja
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Anarsa, a fried rice-flour sweet
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Kadhi with pakora
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The actor-producer Neetu Chandra
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Karpoori Thakur, Bharat Ratna
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Sachchidananda Sinha, first president of the Constituent Assembly
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The educationist Amarnath Jha
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Vat Savitri vrat
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Khichdi, rice cooked with lentils
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Ram Navami celebrations
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The Madhushravani festival
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Ruins at Simraungadh, capital of the Karnat dynasty
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The Kesaria Stupa, among the tallest Buddhist stupas
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The Uchhaith Bhagwati temple in Madhubani
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The Ugratara temple at Mahishi
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The Naulakha Palace at Rajnagar
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Sitamarhi, revered as the birthplace of Sita
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The linguist Sir George Abraham Grierson
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Nanyadeva, founder of the Karnat dynasty
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The Jat-Jatin folk dance of Mithila
Wikimedia Commons · Ramesh Lalwani · CC-BY-2.0
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A flag of the Mithila identity movement
Wikimedia Commons · Thewikiuser1999 · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Sikki golden-grass craft of Mithila
Wikimedia Commons · Goutam1962 · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Kapileshwar Mahadev temple
Wikimedia Commons · Biplab Anand · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Singheshwar Sthan, a Shiva temple
Wikimedia Commons · Camaal · unknown
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The Chandradhari Museum, Darbhanga
Wikimedia Commons · P. C. Roy Chaudhury · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Kojagara, the full-moon worship
Wikimedia Commons · Biswarup Ganguly · unknown
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A mustard-based fish curry
Wikimedia Commons · Halarghya56 · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Holi, the festival of colours
Wikimedia Commons · Original: Sachinghai09 Derivative work: Radomianin · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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The paag, the traditional Maithil headdress
Wikimedia Commons · Anakshiant · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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The shrine of Raja Salhesh, hero of Mithila folklore
Wikimedia Commons · Sntshkumar750 · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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The Ram Mandir at Janakpur
Wikimedia Commons · Bijay chaurasia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Godna — the traditional tattoo art of Mithila
Wikimedia Commons · Amrit Sufi · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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The Maithili writer Harimohan Jha
Wikimedia Commons · Baap8969 · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Dahi-chura, the Maithil curd-and-flattened-rice meal
Wikimedia Commons · Sntshkumar750 · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Girija Sthan, where Ram met Sita
Wikimedia Commons · Sntshkumar750 · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Indra worship, surviving in Mithila as Indra Puja
Wikimedia Commons · Wikimedman · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Sita, whose birth Sita Navami celebrates
Wikimedia Commons · Raja Ravi Varma · public-domain
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Tarua-style vegetable fritters
Wikimedia Commons · TAPAS KUMAR HALDER · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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King Janaka, father of Sita
Wikimedia Commons · anonymous · public-domain
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The sage Yajnavalkya
Wikimedia Commons · எஸ். பி. கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி · CC-BY-SA-3.0
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The sage Ashtavakra
Wikimedia Commons · Unknown authorUnknown author · public-domain
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Biratnagar, Nepal
Wikimedia Commons · Bijay Chaurasia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Birgunj, gateway to Nepal
Wikimedia Commons · Global Photographer · CC-BY-SA-3.0
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Rajbiraj, Saptari
Wikimedia Commons · Bijay Chaurasia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Saharsa town
Wikimedia Commons · Varunesh Chandra (Born in Sambalpur, Odisha, India) · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Jhanjharpur
Wikimedia Commons · Kausneha · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Lahan, Siraha
Wikimedia Commons · Innocentbunny · CC-BY-SA-3.0
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Malangwa, Sarlahi
Wikimedia Commons · User:Mailtoshashiprakash · CC-BY-SA-3.0
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The Kosi Barrage near Birpur
Wikimedia Commons · Innocentbunny · CC-BY-SA-3.0
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Bisfi, birthplace of Vidyapati
Wikimedia Commons · Bijay chaurasia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Mahishi, seat of the Ugratara shrine
Wikimedia Commons · Varunesh Chandra (Born Sambalpur, Odisha, India) · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Matihani
Wikimedia Commons · Sntshkumar750 · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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The Upanayan sacred-thread rite
Wikimedia Commons · Biswarup Ganguly · unknown
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The philosopher Gargi
Wikimedia Commons · Sntshkumar750 · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Jaynagar, on the Nepal border
Wikimedia Commons · Tulsi Bhagat · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Siraha town
Wikimedia Commons · Raju Babu · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Pusa, the agricultural university town
Wikimedia Commons · President's Secretariat · unknown
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Mithila Haat at Jhanjharpur
Wikimedia Commons · Pallav.journo · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Sita Kund, a sacred tank near Sitamarhi
Wikimedia Commons · Indiancorrector at English Wikipedia · public-domain
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Sattu, roasted gram flour
Wikimedia Commons · Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Bottle-gourd curry, as in kaddu-bhaat
Wikimedia Commons · Neha Sonal · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Madhepura town
Wikimedia Commons · AbhinavAnkur · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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The philosopher Mandana Mishra
Wikimedia Commons · Ms Sarah Welch · public-domain
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Bharati (Ubhaya Bharati) — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Kirti Azad — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Nitin Chandra — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Ahilya Asthan, Kamtaul — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Gautam Asthan — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Haleshwar Sthan — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Hariharnath, Sonepur — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Kusheshwar Asthan — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Andhra Tharhi — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Bahadurpur — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Benipatti — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Brahmpur — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Dhalkebar — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Gaur — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Ghoghardiha — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Hayaghat — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Jaleshwar — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Kamtaul — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Madhepur — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Madhwapur — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Pandaul — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Phulhar — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Phulparas — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Pindaruch — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Rajnagar — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Rasidpur — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Sakri — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Sarisab-Pahi — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Saurath — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Simaria — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Jur Sital — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Aloo Bhujia — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Khatwa Appliqué — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Mithila Masks — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Sujani Embroidery — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Mundan — the first haircut — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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The Panji genealogies — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Antyeshti & Shraddha — the last rites — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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Sohar & Chhathi — welcoming a child — illustrated cover in the Mithila style
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The poet Nagarjun (Vaidyanath Mishra)
Wikipedia · unknown
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The Nyaya logician Udayana
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A Madhubani painting in the Bharni tradition of Jagdamba Devi
Openverse / flickr · Disha Gadhiya · CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0
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A contemporary Madhubani painting like Bharti Dayal’s
Openverse / wikimedia · Sachinyadav99990 · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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A Mithila painting like Mahalaxmi Karn’s
Openverse / wikimedia · RedSaurb · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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A palm-leaf manuscript, the form of early Maithili prose
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An old Sanskrit philosophical manuscript
Openverse / wikimedia · Ms Sarah Welch · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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An illustrated Sanskrit manuscript
Openverse / flickr · thesandiegomuseumofartcollection · CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0
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A Ramayana manuscript painting
Openverse / flickr · thesandiegomuseumofartcollection · CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0
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A Sanskrit manuscript folio
Openverse / wikimedia · Ms Sarah Welch · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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A Madhubani painting in the tradition of Sita Devi
Openverse / flickr · jepoirrier · CC-BY-SA-2.0
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A Madhubani painting in the tradition of Ganga Devi
Openverse / wikimedia · Theshruview · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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A Madhubani painting in the tradition of Pushpa Kumari
Openverse / wikimedia · Theshruview · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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A Godna-style Madhubani painting like Shanti Devi Paswan’s
Openverse / flickr · Kala Tarang · CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0
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A manuscript of the Nyaya school
Openverse / wikimedia · Ms Sarah Welch · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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A Maithili manuscript
Openverse / flickr · souravdas · CC-BY-2.0
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Bharati (Ubhaya Bharati) — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Kirti Azad — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Nitin Chandra — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Ahilya Asthan, Kamtaul — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Gautam Asthan — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Haleshwar Sthan — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Hariharnath, Sonepur — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Kusheshwar Asthan — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Andhra Tharhi — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Bahadurpur — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Benipatti — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Brahmpur — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Dhalkebar — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Gaur — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Ghoghardiha — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Hayaghat — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Jaleshwar — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Kamtaul — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Madhepur — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Madhwapur — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Pandaul — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Phulhar — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Phulparas — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Khatwa Appliqué — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Mithila Masks — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Sujani Embroidery — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Mundan — the first haircut — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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The Panji genealogies — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Antyeshti & Shraddha — the last rites — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Sohar & Chhathi — welcoming a child — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Pindaruch — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Rajnagar — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Rasidpur — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Sakri — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Sarisab-Pahi — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Saurath — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Simaria — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Jur Sital — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Aloo Bhujia — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Gehuma Bairiya — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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Siswar — AI-generated illustration in the Mithila (Madhubani) style
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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A Vaishnava poet-saint singing kirtan — illustration for the lyricist Govindadas
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0
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A poet reciting the Krishna story — illustration for Manbodh’s Haribans
AI illustration (Pollinations · FLUX) · Generated in Madhubani style · CC0