Vahanvati Mata Art work for Sale
Vahanvati Mata: Mata ni Pachedi Painting by Dilip Chittara
Vahanvati Mata: Mata ni Pachedi Painting by Dilip Chittara
Vahanvati Mata Art work for Sale
Vahanvati Mata: Mata ni Pachedi Painting by Dilip Chittara
Vahanvati Mata: Mata ni Pachedi Painting by Dilip Chittara

Vahanvati Mata: Mata ni Pachedi Painting by Dilip Chittara

Mata ni pachedi literally means “behind the mother goddess”, and is a cloth that constitutes a temple of the goddess. When people of the nomadic Vaghari community of Gujarat were barred from entering temples, they made their own shrines with depictions of the Mother Goddess on cloth. This ingenuous solution is believed to be the origin of Mata ni Pachedi, the sacred art, which is now revered by all.

Dilip Chittara is a 5th generation Mata ni Pachedi artist. Dilip ji is both a national and state award winner. His is one of the 10 families left who are practicing this art and reside in Ashoknagar(near Ahmedabad in Gujarat).

DETAILS

  • Size:  24 inches by 36 inches
  • Price is for unframed painting and painting would be sent without a frame
  • Mata ni Pachedi by Dilip  Chittara
  • The image shown here is representative to help visualise the painting in a home setting and not an actual framed image
  • COD cannot be accepted as a payment option for paintings
  • This painting will be made to order and will take 3-4 weeks
  • Certificate of Authentication will be provided
  • Please write to us at yosha.gupta@memeraki.com for any customisation in size or ping us on the website chat.

• The image shown here is representative to help visualize the painting in a home setting. Price specified is for unframed painting and the painting would be sent without a frame unless specified otherwise in the description.
• All paintings are mostly made to order and take 2-3 weeks
• COD cannot be accepted as a payment option for paintings
• Certificate of Authentication will be provided
• Please write to us at yosha.gupta@memeraki.com for any customisation in size or ping us on the website chat


Artist


Dilip Chittara

Dilip Chittara is a 5th generation Mata ni Pachedi artist. Dilip ji is both a national and state award winner. His is one of the 10 families left who are practicing this art and reside in Ashoknagar(near Ahmedabad in Gujarat).

 

Mata ni pachedi literally means “behind the mother goddess”, and is a cloth that constitutes a temple of the goddess. When people of the nomadic Vaghari community of Gujarat were barred from entering temples, they made their own shrines with depictions of the Mother Goddess on cloth. This ingenuous solution is believed to be the origin of Mata ni Pachedi, the sacred art, which is now revered by all.

 



Art Form

Mata-ni-pachedi

Behind the mother Goddess. When the nomadic Vaghera community was not allowed to visit temples, they created their own temples in their homes by painting these stunning incarnations of the mother goddess on big cloth paintings. Mata ni Pachedi is also known as the Kalamkari of Gujarat with the similarity of using Kalams or pens made of Bamboo for painting and is one of the few folk art forms which involves both block printing as well as free hand drawing. 



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