Hinduism in Mithila

Public holiday in Mithilanchal

Hindu festival of Mithila region

The bow of lord Shiva

Madhushravani (Maithili: मधुश्रावणी) is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Mithila region by newly married Maithil women. It is famous for popular faith and longevity of husbands and happy married life in Maithil Brahmins women. It is believed that Goddess Parvati observed the Madhushravani Puja's fast first and continued to have Lord Shiva as her husband in all her births. According to legend, this festival is like a penance.