TY - GEN AU - Bharati, Dayal TI - Madhubani Art: Indian Art Series SN - 9789385285080 U1 - 759.954123 DAY PY - 2016/// CY - New Delhi PB - Niyogi Books KW - Arts & Recreation Painting History  KW - Geographic Treatment KW - Biography KW - Art & Design KW - Nonfiction KW - Asia - India and South Asia  KW - Northeastern India - Bihar N2 - Madhubani art's origin is believed to go back to the ancient era of the Ramayana, when the town was decorated by inhabitants of the region for the wedding of Lord Rama and Sita with elaborate wall paintings and murals. The philosophy of Madhubani art is essentially based on the principle of dualism. The artscape appears inundated with divine deities, the sun and moon, and flora and fauna along with features found in Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, tantric symbols and classical Hinduism. This instalment of the Museum of Sacred Art's Indian Art Series studies Madhubani art. ER -