Title
Sharad Purnima picchavai depicting gopi under trees
Year/Period
19th-20th centuries
Region
Nathadwara, Rajasthan, western India
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: L197 x W208
Accession No.
1993-00020
Collection of
This is a beautiful pichhavai painting with a dark blue background. It has three flowering trees under which 'gopi', cowherd women, gather in attendance holding flower garlands, baskets of 'puja' (ritual worship) material, food and drink. The iconography of this pichhavai is called the 'Sharad Purnima pichhavai', one that should be used on the full moon festival in the month of Ashvin.
