Madhubani: What Pigment Chemistry and Ritual Symbolism Reveal About Knowledge Transmission

Painting, The Cycle of Life, 1983-85, detail (scenes from the rural life of Mithila) by artist Ganga Devi

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CITATIONS

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Jayakar, Pupul. (1980). The Earthen Drum: An Introduction to the Ritual Arts of Rural India. National Museum of India.
Jha, Krishna Kumar & Verma, Antara. (2022). “Documentation on Traditional Madhubani Painting of Mithila: Iconography, Motifs, and Cultural Resilience.” The Pharma Journal / Bihar Museum Archives.
Mithila Melange Research Collective. (2026). “Understanding Kohbar: The Sacred Wedding Painting and Its Ecological Symbols of Abundance.” South Asian Folkloric Traditions.

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