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Colour, contrast, cultural heritage of Bihar was well demonstrated in an annual
three day Madhubani Painting Festival held at Simri, Rajnagar from October 5-7’2012.
The Madhubani painters from Simri, Chichri Kanungo, Givahi and Ranti of Rajnagar
Block participated in this festival.
Simri and its surrounding area is the home of around 300 traditional artists, who
are not exposed to the market. Artists like Chaturanan Jha, Bidyanath Jha and Meera
Devi are trying to teach young artists and make Simri a destination in the Madhubani
painting map.
The three day festival saw a huge response having audience of around 10000 each
day. The inauguration was done by representative from Planning Commission Ms. Sunita
Sanghvi.
During the festival the visitors had the opportunity to participate in Madhubani
painting workshop, where they learned how to produce natural colors out of every
day products and how to create a detailed painting out of simple lines. But not
just painting technique but the stories and myths behind each and every painting
were explained to the eager audience.
Apart from the display of Madhubani painting in the stalls, cultural performances
by folk groups were organized in the evening. Bajasal group from Kalahandi, Odisha,
Turi dance group from Purnea, Baul/Fakiri and Chau group from West Bengal and Lok
Geet group of Bihar performed in the festival. The folk performers interacted with
the painters resulting in a unique cultural exchange.
If you want to join this wonderful festival this year October, please check out
this page (linkage India Festival Guide) where you will find advance information
about Madhubani Festival.
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