Calm Secular Wall Art

Calm Secular — 2 museum-grade prints that set the mood. The lotus tank (kamal-talai) and the peacock are the great secular motifs of Nathdwara pichwai — the painted cloth (pichhwai, literally 'that which hangs at the back') hung behind the Shrinathji deity to set the seasonal scene. Lotus-pond cloths come out in the monsoon and autumn months, echoing the temple's own bloom; peacocks signal the rains. The facing peacock pair is one of the most beloved secular pichwai subjects, carrying both beauty and the monsoon mood — peacocks display as the rains break. A pichhwai (literally 'that which hangs at the back') is the painted cloth hung behind the Shrinathji deity to set the seasonal scene; the rain-month cloths bring out peacocks, clouds and lotus tanks.

Updated 22 Jun 2026