Hand Painted Gift 5
Hand Painted Gift 5
One of the many traditional Indian art forms is 'Madhubani Paintings' also known as 'Mithila Paintings'. Madhubani paintings art, named after the village Madhubani(Bihar), where it is practiced, find their origin in Indian epic Ramayna. The art was originally practiced by females only, serving as a creative expression tool for everyday lives and happenings. Following the belief that Gods visit each house in the morning, the art primarily donned the walls and doors, intending to please the Gods. Traditionally done on freshly plastered mud wall of huts these paintings,overtime, graduated to cloth, hand-made paper and canvas. Now-a-days one can find Madhubani paintings online as well. They were painted on the walls of the house for three occasions: a ceremony celebrating a boy’s ascent to manhood; the dedication or renovation of the family’s shrine; or a wedding.
Madhubani painting is an illustration of day-to-day experiences and beliefs.Its theme holds the depiction of Hindu deities such as Lord Krishna-Radha,Lord Ram-Sita, Shiva-Parvati, Ganesha, Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati, supported by various symbols that have their specific meanings, for instance
Fish symbolize fertility, procreation and good luck,
Peacocks are associated with romantic love and religion,
Serpents are the divine protectors.
Turtle a symbol of Vishnu avatar,
Lotus denotes femininity and bamboo depicts masculine sexuality
Kalasiddhiart presents an awesome collection of this traditional art of Madhubani in form of wall frames to adorn/design your walls or to be gifted on any occasion.
