21-530: Madhubani may refer to: Madhubani district in Bihar, India Madhubani, India , the city serving as district headquarters Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency) Madhubani (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Madhubani art Madhubani, Nepal See also [ edit ] Madhuban (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
42-480: A ranking of 37th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 1,282 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,320/sq mi). Its population growth rate from 2001 to 2011 was 25.51%. Madhubani has a sex ratio of 926 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 58.62%. 3.60% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 13.08% and 0.09% of
63-413: A road side village on Madhubani-Jainagar road, contains a temple known as Somnath Mahadev. It owes its importance to the annual Sabha held by Maithili Brahmins for negotiating marriages. Many Panjikars who keep the genealogical records of the different families reside here and outside. The festival of Durga Puja takes place in the village Gandhwari . Laukaha is a Town in the district of Madhubani in
84-451: Is Somanath or Shiva. According to tradition, in AD 1025, Mahmud of Ghazni attacked the temple of Somnath , completely destroying it. It is believed that Lord Somnath appeared in the dream of the two Maithil Brahman brothers, Bhagirath Dutta Sharma and Ganga Dutt Sharma, and asked them to take His lingam away. The two brothers, following God's instruction, went to Dwarka , brought the lingam to
105-543: Is famous for its annual gathering of thousands of Maithil Brahman to match couples during the Hindu months of Jyestha-Aasadh. The gathering is organised in an orchard covering 22 acres ( bighas ) of land, which are said to have been donated by the Maharaja of Darbhanga . It is an important social event in India that is focused on arranged marriages between Maithil men and women according to a reading of their lineage history by
126-411: Is headed by a subdivisional magistrate, who is responsible for law and order, development, and revenue related work in their respective subdivisions. There are 21 blocks and circles in the district and each block is headed by a block development officer and each circle is headed by a circle officer. According to the 2011 Indian census , Madhubani district has a population of 4,487,379, This gives it
147-456: Is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar , India , and is a part of Darbhanga division . Its administrative headquarters are located in Madhubani . The district has an area of 3,501 square kilometres (1,352 sq mi) and has a population of 4,487,379 (as of 2011). Madhubani is the largest fish-producing district of Bihar in 2022. Madhubani became a district in 1972 when it
168-547: Is popularly called Mithila painting or Madhubani art. Madhubani is also a major export centre of these paintings. This painting as a form of wall art was practiced widely throughout the region; the more recent development of painting on paper and canvas mainly originated among the villages around Madhubani, and it is these latter developments led to the name Madhubani art being used alongside the name "Mithila Painting." Madhubani district occupies an area of 3,501 square kilometres (1,352 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to
189-686: The Bahamas ' North Andros island. It occupies the Terai region. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Madhubani one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 ). It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme. But in last few years there a lot of changes happened. This city is going to adopt urbanisation. Saurath ,
210-624: The Indian state of Bihar . It is close to the border of Nepalese town of Thadi . Laukaha in India and Thadi in Nepal are a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade between India and Nepal . Nepal Government of Nepal has set up a dedicated customs office in the town. and Government of India has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer. So in simple Import and Export are allowed in this location. Madhubani District consists of five subdivisions. Each subdivision
231-599: The 18th century, a deputy commissioner stole 300 acres of land from the Thakurs, after taking fingerprints from Ravinath Tagore after his death. His son, Laxminarayan Thakur, established the Laxminarayan Palace, which is situated near the Mahatma Taposhtal and Gayatri Mandir. The Gayatri Mandir was established by Laxminarayan's younger brother, Purushottam Thakur, who was referred to as Mahatma. Today
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#1732772453696252-517: The Panjikaran, stating that there is no "blood relationship" between the bride and groom. There is a fixed place – dera – for every village in the Sabha. The timing and number of days are decided during a meeting between the scholars and pandits of Mithila in accordance with the traditional astrological almanac, Pachanga . The Sabha usually lasts for seven to fifteen days and is held once or twice
273-591: The Thakurs live in Nepal, Bangladesh, and various other parts of India. The King of Mithila, Harisingh Deva (1310–1324), introduced the practice of keeping genealogical records ( Panji ) in the Mithila region. This practice was carried out by the Brahmins and Kayasthas . This was considered a major social reform at the time and was reinforced through royal patronage. It was proposed that to facilitate marriages and curb practices associated with arranged marriages,
294-419: The father of the bride should be allowed to meet the father and prospective groom so that the marriage could be arranged in front of everyone. The Maharaja of Mithila approved this idea and 14 villages were selected to hold these events, known as sabhas : Saurath, Khanagadi, Partapur, Sheohar, Govindpur, Fattepur, Sajhaul, Sukhasana, Akhdari, Hemnagar, Balua, Baruali, Samsaul, and Sahsaula. While Saurath maintains
315-404: The population respectively. Languages of Madhubani district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 84.07% of the population in the district spoke Maithili , 12.86% Urdu and 2.92% Hindi as their first language. Saurath Sabha Saurath Sabha is a historical village situated approximately 6 km northeast of Madhubani in the Madhubani district of Bihar , India. It
336-646: The registrars ( Panjikars ). The original name of the village is Saurashtra. The name derives from its status as a cultural and intellectual centre of the Saurashtra region, associated with Janaka , the ancient king of Mithila . Janaka is mentioned in the Ramayana stories as the father of the Maithili Princess Sita . Tradition has it that the marriage of Janaka's daughter, Sita, took place in this village. The presiding God of this village
357-514: The title Madhubani . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madhubani&oldid=1253663618 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Madhubani district Madhubani district
378-541: The tradition, all other villages have discontinued this practice. Almost every year, during the suddha - favourable days for the arrangement of marriages - thousands of Maithil Brahmins gather at Sabha Gaachchi in Saurath. The Panjikaran, who the Panji genealogical records, plays an important role in arranging marriages; it is compulsory for every individual seeking marriage to receive an asvajajanapatra certificate from
399-440: The village and kept it there in hiding for a long time. Later the lingam was duly enshrined. The Somanath temple at Dwarka is situated in the Saurashtra region. In the 18th century, a Maithil king constructed here the temple of Somnath. This story is mentioned in the introductory chapter of the official District Gazetteer of Darbhanga (1964, when Madhubani district was part of Darbhanga) by Roy Choudhary. The main landowners of
420-410: The village are the Thakurs family. The Thakurs are Maithil Brahmins who owned most of the land in the village and held the official marriage records, as well as records of family trees. Later in the 17th century, when the house of Thakurs was set on fire by outsiders, they transferred the records of families to other Shishyas , who now look after the marriage registration and are known as Panjipara. In
441-599: Was split from Darbhanga district . It is believed that Baliraajgadh , an archaeological site which lies in modern-day Madhubani district was the capital of the ancient Mithila Kingdom . In 2019 a Meteorite fell at a farm in village which was named scholars as Mahadeva Meteorite of the Madhubani district in India. Madhubani art or Mithila painting was traditionally created by the women of various communities in Mithila region of India and Nepal . It originated from Madhubani district of Mithila region of Bihar , and, it
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