Yes, Madhubani painting is a folk art and originates from the Mithila region of Bihar. For ages, it has been traditional that women used to prepare these paintings at the time of religious and cultural events on the walls and around the courtyards of homes. The Madhubani art used to be of typical common deities’ depiction, natural scenes, mythological stories, and the common life, which has been passed down generation after generation.

It has some kind of innate individuality with the usage of natural colors and intricate linework. It retains aesthetic, cultural, and religious value. Today, Madhubani painting is gaining wide acceptance worldwide as folk art.

Madhubai painting is so deep-rooted that people traditionally take this kind of painting as folk artists; there’s no formal education, but they can sustain this craft through their cultural heritage.