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Nathdwara Pichwai Painting
TownNathdwara
StateRajasthan
Craft typePainting
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Large devotional cloth paintings depicting Lord Krishna, traditionally hung behind temple idols as an elaborate backdrop that changes with each festival and season of the ritual calendar.
Did you know? Pichwai paintings are traditionally rotated behind the temple deity according to the season and festival calendar — a single temple can own dozens of different Pichwai backdrops, each reserved for a specific occasion.