Mata ni Pachedi, Ritual Textiles of the Vaghri

Printed and painted by the members of the Vaghri community the ritual shrine cloth of the Mata Ni Pachedi is venerated by tribal and peasant communities that include the Bharwad, the Koli, the Rawal, the Vaghri, the Rabari and the Devipujak among others. The ritual cloth the Mata Ni Chandarvo forms the shrine canopy, it is also draped by the shaman-priest.