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    Consider the following statements

    1. The city of Nathdwara is well known for a style of paintings, called “Pichwai Paintings”.

    2. The temple town of Nathdwara is famous for Vaishnavite shrine belonging to Pushti Marg.

      Which of the given statement/s is/are correct?

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    Pichwai (pichvai) is a style of painting that originated over 400 years ago, in the town of Nathdwara near Udaipur in Rajasthan, India. Intricate and visually stunning, pichwai paintings, made on cloth, depict tales from Lord Krishna's life. Nathdwara is a significant Vaishnavite shrine pertaining to the Pushti Marg or the Vallabh Sampradaya or the Shuddha Advaita founded by Vallabha Acharya, revered mainly by people of Gujarat and Rajasthan, among others. Vitthal Nathji, son of Vallabhacharya institutionalised the worship of Shrinathji at Nathdwara.

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