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Pilgrimage to the Mithila Cosmos

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  Pilgrimage to the Mithila cosmos Indigenous art form from Mithila gets an added new dimension at ongoing exhibition 16 December 2025 Sudiksha Tuladhar   Mithila art has represented Nepal’s indigenous culture, passing down through generations in the Madhes. Now, noted artist S C Suman explores this tradition with a bit of modern touch that gives it added relevance. Each of his paintings at the ‘Mithila Cosmos VII: Journey of a Pilgrim’ exhibition at Siddhartha Art Gallery exudes culture, colours and feminism, but with added improvisations that make it contemporary. “Mithila is an art form that is mostly used by women. Women have been the ones who preserve culture and pass it to other people and upcoming generations. The art form is what it is today because of women,” explains Suman. Inaugurating the exhibition on oMonday, art historian Julia Llyod Williams spoke fondly of Nepal and Mithila art, relating how she once bought a Mithila painting she liked without knowing its hist...
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Mithila Folk: Sculpture Art’s Beauty

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  Mithila Folk: Sculpture Art’s Beauty Sama Chakewa November 6, 2025 Guest Contributor 59 In today’s modern age of rapid development, traditions based on ancient myths and folk tales still remain alive in various communities and regions. Because of this, the festival known as “Sama‐Chakewa”, which has been observed since the  Dvāpara Yuga , is celebrated in the Mithila region and also in other parts of  Āryāvarta . It is observed in states like Mithila, Magadha, Vaiśālī, and Paṭaliputra, i.e., in the Tarai–Madhesh of Nepal, as well as in Bihar, Jharkhand, and parts of Uttar Pradesh in India. Among the many religious and spiritual‐cultural festivals celebrated in Nepal,   Sama‐Chakewa  is one of the most popular. In this festival, both married and unmarried sisters take on the role of “Sama” to wish longevity to their brothers. The festival reflects the immense love and boundless affection between brother and sister. It includes the following religious, cultural,...
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