The most important rite of passage is marriage and the Maithilas celebrate it with pomp and gaiety. The painting here uses subdued colours to project a ceremony that involves vibrance. Most of the painting has black and red colours on a white surface. The bride and groom and his horse are the only two objects to have colours other than black and red. The bride and groom is finely attired his painted shoes and the turban stands put. The horse too is decorated with finery. Behind him walk two men carrying the palanquin. Not only is the bride richly dressed and bejeweled the palanquin in which she sits is also beautifully designed.
At first glance, the background seems cluttered but on observation we see that it is clearly horizontally divided into two trees, leaves and flowers occupy the upper half, and narrow rectangular dots and stripes abound in the lower half. The entire scene is enclosed in an interesting border.
This description by Renu Rana.
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