brahmaanda:Picchavai made for Gopashtami Gopashtami is a festival that commemorates the day Lord
brahmaanda: Picchavai made for Gopashtami Gopashtami is a festival that commemorates the day Lord Krishna was promoted to cowherd from a herder of calves. On the anniversary of this day, which usually falls in November, herders bring hundreds of cows and their calves to the town of Nathadwara in Rajasthan from nearby barns owned by the temple. A picchavai is a painting on cloth, generally made for shrines in Indian homes. They would hang as a backdrop for other religious statues. Opaque watercolor on cotton on stretcher, Nathadwara, Rajasthan, late 19th century -- source link