Popular in the Mithila region of Bihar the Madhubani form of art is a depiction of local and mythological motifs and the method of painting uses mainly natural dyes. Three female figures with prominent eyes have been painted in the beautiful and bright Madhubani painting. Mithila paintings, also called Madhubani, are a folk art kept alive by the female folks in northern Bihar. Based on traditional designs and events from epic mythology, these paintings are made on the floors and walls of their houses using crushed wet rice and natural colors on purely cotton fabric. From this age-old tradition born the practice of drawing Mithila paintings on a canvas of handmade paper or pure mulberry silk fabric, using natural colors and fabric dyes. Brushes, sharpened reeds and pen nibs are used to draw the designs and figurations.