In the late 16th Century, the borderlands of Mewar was wild country inhabited by warring tribes and weary travellers on the old caravan routes that snaked around the Thar desert. But its heart, a ...

The pieces date from the 18th to the 20th century. The pichwai (from the Hindi word for “behind”) is a central element of the Hindu Pushtimarg tradition. These often-monumental paintings ...

He draws the attention of the participants to the traditional elements of a Pichwai. “The human figures will have lotus petal shaped eyes and traditional Rajasthani garments. The painting will ...

Pichwai is a traditional Indian art having its origins in Rajasthan. Pichwai was originally designed to create a devotional atmosphere for the daily ‘shringaar’ of the god. Pichwai art ...