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Maithil Brahmins are the Indo-Aryan Hindu Brahmin community originating from the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent that comprises Madhesh Province & some areas of Koshi Province of Nepal and the Darbhanga, Kosi, Purnia,Munger, Bhagalpur,Santhal Pargana division of India and are also found in New Delhi [a] of India. [1]
The Thakurs are Maithil Brahmins who owned most of the land in the village and held the official marriage records, as well as records of family trees. Later in the 17th century, when the house of Thakurs was set on fire by outsiders, they transferred the records of families to other Shishyas , who now look after the marriage registration and ...
The Maithil Kayasthas and Maithil Brahmin delegates assembled in a conference to deliberate upon new marriage alliances duly checked with the respective panjikars at these places. Among these Sabha Gachhis, the Sabha Gachhi near the outskirts of Madhubani city called as Saurath is considered as the oldest and the most popular.
Gajendra Thakur (born 1971) is an Indian author. He writes in the Maithili language, a language spoken in Northern Bihar (of India) and South-Eastern Nepal.He is an author, lexicographer, historian (of Mithila- ancient Videha and of Maithili); and palaeographer, he has deciphered ancient and medieval palm leaf inscriptions in Tirhuta script of Maithili Language (Mithilakshar script).
In ancient times there was no colour option in Mithila, so the Maithil women wore white or yellow Saree with a red Border but now they have a lot of variety and colour options and wear Laal-Paara (the traditional red-boarded white or yellow Saree) [37] on some special occasions, and also wear Shakha-Pola [38] with a lanthi in their hand which ...
Songs representing the life- cycle events: There are many songs that represent life-cycle events -birth, initiation rites, marriage etc. Women start singing Sahara songs (Maithili music based on woman's dependence during labour) on the sixth day of the birth of a baby to please and express thanks to Mother Goddess Sastika. Literary Sahara songs ...
Oiniwar Dynasty, based in Mithila were Maithil Brahmins [6] [7] Pallava Dynasty {c.285–905 CE} was a brahmin of bharadwaj gotra (Tamil Samaṇar Dynasty) based originally from Palnadu and later from Kanchi, Pallavas ruled Andhra (Krishna-Guntur) and north and central Tamil Nadu.
Chaurchan Puja celebration by Maithil people in Mumbai. Chaurchan is special festival of the Mithila region of India and Nepal. It is a very important fasting for married women in Mithila. It is also known as Charchanna Pabni, Chauth Chand or Chauth Chandra or Chorchan Puja. It is dedicated to Lord Ganesha and Chandra Deva. It has a lot of ...