Kalakar ParichayHandmade in Udaipur
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The Temple Hanging

Pichwai Painting

“That which hangs at the back” — a great painted cloth behind the deity at Nathdwara, changed with every festival and season. Painting as an act of worship.

The region & Mewar

Nathdwara, just north of Udaipur — centre of the Pushtimarg path.

What it signifies

Part of the deity's adornment (shringar): the cow for abundance, the lotus for purity, the seasons for the divine play.

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Pichwai Painting pieces

Pichwai Painting

Shrinathji at Sharad Purnima

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Kamal Talai — The Lotus Pond Pichwai

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