Pearl Palace Heritage

Madhubani, which means "Forest of Honey”, is a region in the Northern part of Bihar with a regional identity and language of more than two thousand years. The ancient tradition of wall paintings emerged out of women's craving for religiousness. The paintings depict scenes of nature, gods from ancient epics etc. No space is left empty and gaps are filled with flowers, animals and birds. Madhubani paintings as a domestic activity were unknown to the outside world until a massive earthquake in 1934, when houses and walls tumbled down.

Ladakh, "Land of High Passes”, is a region in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. It is inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan discent. The architecture traces the history of mainly Buddhist religion. Buddhism has been practiced here for the last fifteen centures and the place has a kinship with Tibet because of the religion. The most noticeable feature is the omamentation in the form of sculptures, wall paintings and motifs. These show a religious zeal and are colourful to compensate for the dullness of the terrain.