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'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India ?
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- Uttar Pradesh
- Bihar
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh
Correct Option: B
Madhubani painting or Mithila painting is a style of Indian painting, practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar state, India and the adjointing parts of Terai in Nepal. Painting is done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments, and is characterized by eye-catching geometrical patterns. There are paintings for each ocasion and festival such as birth, marriage, holi, surya shasti, kali puja, Upanayanam (sacred thread ceremony), and durga puja.