Mata ni pachedi

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Mata ni pachedi literally means “behind the mother goddess”, and is a cloth that constitutes a temple for the goddess.,materials-Vegetable Colours on cotton ,techniques-Painting, location-GUJARAT

A Mata-Ni-Pachedi canvas can feature a dazzling array of goddesses. One sure-fire way to tell them apart? Through their animal friends

‘Mata ni Pachedi’ is a sacred canvas, an expression of folk art by nomadic ‘Devi Pujak’ community and should not be used as bedspreads or in any other form that may dishonor the Deities or the faith with which it was been made. This piece of art should be placed such that it is viewable in its full grandeur, neatly framed on a wall or as a space divider.

Vahanvati Mata is one of the folk goddesses, worshipped by the Vaghri community of Gujarat. Mata-ni-Pachedi is a traditional art of painting the image of goddesses on a piece of cloth found in the temple which is of a multicolored animated images of gods and goddesses, devotees, followers, flora and fauna with a narrative story. The term Mata-ni-Pachedi originated from Gujarati language, where Mata means ‘goddess’, ni means ‘belongs to’ and Pachedi means ‘behind’ When people of the nomadic…