{"product_id":"shatrunjay-pat-in-pichwai-by-naveen-soni","title":"Shatrunjay Pat in Pichwai by Naveen Soni","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis is a monumental Pichwai Painting by Naveen Soni depicting the Shatrunjay Pat, a monumental devotional painting on cloth that depicts the sacred Jain pilgrimage site of Mount Shatrunjaya in Palitana, Gujarat. These intricate artworks map the journey with detailed temples, pilgrims, and shrines, originally meant to evoke the spiritual experience of the pilgrimage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePichwai painting is a devotional textile art tradition from Nathdwara, Rajasthan, created to be hung behind the murti of Shrinathji, a form of Krishna worshipped at the Nathdwara temple. Traditionally rendered in natural pigments, gold, and silver leaf on cloth, Pichwai paintings depict the deity across the seasons and festivals of the Pushtimarg devotional calendar, combining fine detail with a scale meant to fill and frame the sanctum itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe painting depicts the holy hills of Palitana, featuring hundreds of temples along winding paths. They are filled with vivid details of pilgrims dressed in vibrant attires, monks in white and orange attire, local flora, horses, cows and elephants, and shrines of Mahavirji and other Trithankas. There are white chattris at regular intervals to provide shelters and recesses for the pilgrims and the animals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet against a lush green backdrop with hills, these temples stand out, with the dark blue sky depicting the sun god along with flying celestial beings, witnessing the divine pilgrimage scene below.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince climbing the actual mountain is physically demanding, these patas were traditionally created to allow devotees to perform manasik yatra (a mental or emotional pilgrimage) from the comfort of their homes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naveen Soni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49461636923606,"sku":null,"price":200000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1194\/1498\/files\/1._Shatrunjay_Pat_in_Pichwai_by_Naveen_Soni.png?v=1784782997","url":"https:\/\/www.memeraki.com\/products\/shatrunjay-pat-in-pichwai-by-naveen-soni","provider":"Memeraki Retail and Tech Pvt Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}