P1001-002

Pichvai Or Devotional Shrine Hanging

Krishna Encircled By Nandis

Indian Asian

Nathdwara

Rajasthan

India

Late 19th C.

Pigment On Cotton



The pichvai (picha – back, and vai – of) is a hanging cloth displayed behind the statue of a deity. In the 15th century the cult of bhakti, or devotion, swept over India... Read more
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