In Gujarat, matano chandarvo or textiles for goddess worship” follow an old tradition and are made and used even today in Ahmedabad. These temple hangings are installed at the time of the annual ritual of a sacrificial offering to the various local goddesses. In Gujarat members of the Vaghri, Ravalia, Bhangi and Dhedh communities construct an enclosure of such hangings and install it around the village shrine of the goddess. Inside this enclosure, the ritual of invocation and the goat or buffalo sacrifice is conducted. These hangings are block printed and hand-painted with iron rust dye on cotton.