Madhumala and Rewati, mithila artists working in Janakpur Women Development Centre sing a song performed during traditional tattoo ceremonies. Traditionally, women surrounded the tattoo artist and the one being tattooed and sang songs so that the one getting tattooed go distracted from her pain.
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