‘Barred’ from temples, an Ahmedabad community strives to keep a sacred art form alive, 9 generations later
‘Mata ni Pachhedi’ is a ritual textile painted with Goddess Durga as the central theme. Mastered by the Chitaras, a community of Devipujaks (earlier called Vaghri), it started as a form of protest over 300 years ago, when the community was not allowed inside certain temples. The community largely resides in