Madhubani must have shared in the religious and cultural ferment which so deeply stirred the hearts of the people of the Gangetic Valley in the 6th century 

Why is Madhubani famous? - Quora. Madhubani is famous for Madhubani paintings, which is a form of folk art that originated in the Madhubani district of Bihar.

When did Madhubani art originate? While its exact origin is unknown, legend holds that King Janak, the ruler of the Mithila region in the 8th or 7th century BCE, requested this new form of painting to capture his daughter Sita's wedding to Prince Rama, the central figure of the epic Ramayana.