Madhubani paintings/Mithila Paintings were first originated at Mithila, the birthplace of Hindu goddess Mata Sita. When Maa Sita and her husband Lord Rama were to be married, King Janak, father of Sita, asked for paintings to capture moments of the marriage. Madhubani painting (or Mithila painting) was originally created by the women of various communities in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinents. It originated from Madhubani district of the Mithila region of Bihar. Madhubani is also a major export center of these paintings. Made with rice powder, twigs and natural colours, these paintings have also found worldwide recognition with a Madhubani museum in Japan as well. This painting as a form of wall art was practiced widely throughout the region; the more recent development of painting on the paper and canvas mainly originated among the villages around Madhubani, and it is these later developments that led to the term “Madhubani art” being used alongside “Mithila Painting.”