In Mithila tradition, Kohbar is a room or bed room where the bride and groom spend the first few days and nights of their
marriage.This room is decorated with special paintings related to marriage known as Kohbar painting. This well decorated room
has huge significance during Mithilanchal wedding rituals specially first 4-5 days.
Kohbar is a wall painting for wedding room prepared by women. It has a huge significance of Mithilanchal culture. The "Kohbar" painting is filled with rich imaginastic details,each element of paintings describes the purpose of marriage. Marriage life is represented by pond in which a seed is dropped into a pond. This is the beginning of spring of married life.
Central circle in the six leaves of the lotus plant (puren) represent the bride, whose fertility is likened to lotus rooted in the pond representing the life source. This design was traditionally painted for the "second marriage," known as Chaturthi means repetition of the wedding ceremonies(after 3-4 days) after the bride reached puberty and would go to live permanently with her husband. This is suppose to be completion of wedding ritual.
A banana tree and a bamboo tree here in the lower left side of the Kohbar. Bamboo is a visual play on a verbal pun; the words for "lineage" and for "bamboo" are almost identical (bans and baans). The women artists iconize the husband's patrilineage as a stand of bamboo. The future of the groom's patrilineage is assured with the arrival of a bride of good family.
The young couple, here in the lower right represents the worship the ''LORD GAURI''. The bride leads in worship of the goddess who has brought her this husband. The masks of the Sun and Moon are the upper left and right respectively are shown as witness the marriage of bride and groom. The nine planets are also usually depicted. Agni presents in the sacrificial fire.
Kohbar is a wall painting for wedding room prepared by women. It has a huge significance of Mithilanchal culture. The "Kohbar" painting is filled with rich imaginastic details,each element of paintings describes the purpose of marriage. Marriage life is represented by pond in which a seed is dropped into a pond. This is the beginning of spring of married life.
Central circle in the six leaves of the lotus plant (puren) represent the bride, whose fertility is likened to lotus rooted in the pond representing the life source. This design was traditionally painted for the "second marriage," known as Chaturthi means repetition of the wedding ceremonies(after 3-4 days) after the bride reached puberty and would go to live permanently with her husband. This is suppose to be completion of wedding ritual.
A banana tree and a bamboo tree here in the lower left side of the Kohbar. Bamboo is a visual play on a verbal pun; the words for "lineage" and for "bamboo" are almost identical (bans and baans). The women artists iconize the husband's patrilineage as a stand of bamboo. The future of the groom's patrilineage is assured with the arrival of a bride of good family.
The young couple, here in the lower right represents the worship the ''LORD GAURI''. The bride leads in worship of the goddess who has brought her this husband. The masks of the Sun and Moon are the upper left and right respectively are shown as witness the marriage of bride and groom. The nine planets are also usually depicted. Agni presents in the sacrificial fire.
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