Picchwai & Shrinath ji

Nathdwara Painting

1967-2026

The temple paintings of Nathdwara, bringing the lord's grace, lotuses and cows into your ambience through every season.

Picchwai & Shrinath ji

Nathdwara Painting

1967-2026

The temple paintings of Nathdwara, bringing the lord's grace, lotuses and cows into your ambience through every season.

Picchwai & Shrinath ji

Nathdwara Painting

1967-2026

The temple paintings of Nathdwara, bringing the lord's grace, lotuses and cows into your ambience through every season.

In Nathdwara, Shrinathji, the child Krishna with his left hand raised to lift Mount Govardhan, never stands before a bare wall. Behind him hangs a pichhwai, a large painted cloth whose name simply means "that which hangs behind." It is changed with the seasons and festivals: lotus ponds in the summer heat, cows and gopis for Gopashtami, and a moonlit Raas for Sharad Purnima.

The lotuses, cows and gopis are painted as offerings, so each one is placed with care and each fold of Shrinathji's shringar is picked out in fine detail.

The Pichhwai and Shrinathji Collection is painted by hand on cloth, canvas and wasli, in the traditional Nathdwara manner.