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Pichhwai Folk Paintings
Nathdwara (Rajasthan) is famous for its pichhwai, which are large paintings on cloth portraying Sri Nathji, a powerful icon of Krishna clad in his various costumes, as well as maniatures on paper or card. Most are, as they always were, low-quality, cheap souvenirs. The style probably developed soon after the idol, fleeing iconoclasts, reached its present home.
 
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