Vincent van Gogh's iconic Starry Night holds an unexpected connection to Bihar. The painting's glowing moon was created using 'Indian Yellow', a rare pigment historically produced in Munger from the urine of cows fed on mango leaves. This extraordinary Bihar-origin color, now banned, gave van Gogh's masterpiece its radiant luminosity, embedding a surprising Indian imprint in global art history.
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20 Nov