The women of Mithila have cultivated this ceremonial art of drawing and painting on the mud walls of their houses, the floors of their thresholds and courtyards.
To the Hindus, the most famous and most venerated is the temple of Lord Pashupatinath, situated on the banks of the holy river Bagmati in Kathmandu. It is among the most revered shrines for Hindus all over the world.