Giddha is a village development committee in Dhanusa District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

Municipality called

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. At the time of the

1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ...

it had a population of 4,147 persons living in 714 individual households. Giddha is a village in Mithila region of Nepal. Mithila has a rich history dating back thousands of years. It is mentioned in ancient

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scriptures, and it is believed to be the birthplace of

Sita Sita (; ) also called as Janaki and Vaidehi is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic, ''Ramayana''. She is the consort of Rama, the avatar of the god Vishnu, and is regarded as a form of Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi. She ...

, the wife of

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, a central figure in the

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Art and Culture

Mithila is renowned for its unique art form called "

Madhubani painting Mithila painting is a style of painting practiced in the Mithila region of India and Nepal. Artists create these paintings using a variety of mediums, including their own fingers, or twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchstick. The paint is creat ...

" or " Mithila painting." This traditional art involves intricate and colorful designs and is often created on walls, paper, or cloth. These paintings often depict Hindu mythological themes. Mithila Painting at Patna Junction

Language

The primary language spoken in Mithila is Maithili. It has its own script and is an important part of the region's identity.

References

External links

UN map of the municipalities of Dhanusa District
Populated places in Dhanusha District {{Dhanusa-geo-stub