{"id":6237,"date":"2025-12-11T12:09:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/?page_id=6237"},"modified":"2025-12-11T12:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:14:39","slug":"pichwai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/pichwai\/","title":{"rendered":"Pichwai"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Craft Name: Pichwai Painting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Region: Nathdwara, Rajasthan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPichwai paintings originated in Nathdwara over 400 years ago as large temple backdrops for Shrinathji. They depict festivals, seasons, and Krishna\u2019s life. Painted on cloth using mineral and natural colours, Pichwai is known for its grandeur, devotional themes, and intricate detailing. The craft flourished under Vaishnavite patronage and continues today as a sacred art form. “Pichwai” comes from: Pichh = behind & Wai = hanging\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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WHAT\nMAKES IT\nUNIQUE:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • Highly detailed devotional art<\/li>\n
  • Massive cloth canvases used inside temples<\/li>\n
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  • Deeply connected to Pushtimarg<\/strong> tradition of Vaishnavism <\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Deep reds, blues, greens, gold, saffron<\/li>
    • Black backgrounds for night scenes<\/li>
    • Gold detailing in borders & ornaments<\/li><\/ul>

      How much time does it take to make a product, and how many artisans are involved in making this craft?<\/strong>
      A Pichwai takes 10\u201345 days, painted by 2\u20135 artists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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      • Shrinathji<\/strong> in various forms <\/li>\n
      • Cows, lotuses, peacocks<\/li>\n
      • Festivals: Annakoot, Raas Leela, Sharad Purnima<\/li>\n
      • Seasons: monsoon, summer, winter<\/li>\n
      • Architectural temple elements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        • Base: handwoven cotton cloth or silk<\/li>\n
        • Pigments:<\/li>\n
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          • Mineral colours<\/li>\n
          • Vegetable dyes<\/li>\n
          • Real gold<\/strong> and silver<\/strong> leaf <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n
          • Brushes: goat-hair and squirrel-hair brushes<\/li>\n\t
          • Burnishing tools for smooth finishing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            CRAFT MAKING PROCESS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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            HOW TO IDENTIFY GENUINE PICHWAI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            • Extremely detailed and precise motifs<\/li>\n
            • Natural pigments and visible brush layering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              • Real gold highlights in traditional pieces<\/li>\n
              • Deep devotional themes linked to Shrinathji<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                Craft Name: Pichwai Painting Region: Nathdwara, Rajasthan CRAFT HISTORY Pichwai paintings originated in Nathdwara over 400 years ago as large temple backdrops for Shrinathji. They depict festivals, seasons, and Krishna\u2019s life. Painted on cloth using mineral and natural colours, Pichwai is known for its grandeur, devotional themes, and intricate detailing. The craft flourished under Vaishnavite […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6237","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6237"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6248,"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6237\/revisions\/6248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}