Rajasthan

Published on 26th May, 2019, in Mumbai Mirror WHO IS A HINDU? What did communities that were not allowed entry into temples do? They decided to create their own gods. There was a community of landless labourers in Gujarat. Some were also cattle herders, some sold forest produce. They were also extremely talented artists, but were denied entry into temples. Therefore, they decided to create their own gods by painting their images on cloth. This led to a whole new art form: a form of mobile temples on painted cloth. They worshipped their own goddesses, Hadkai Mata, who rides a dog and protects people from ..