Wender·Vista
Bahraich
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia
in the Terai of Uttar Pradesh, near the Nepal border

Bahraich

— — where the plains meet the jungle.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A city on the Ghaghara plains in northern Uttar Pradesh, half a day's drive east of Lucknow and an hour from the Nepal border. The Dargah of Syed Salar Masud Ghazi draws pilgrims of both faiths every spring. North of town the tall grass of Katarniaghat carries tigers and Gangetic dolphins. — from the studio

from the studio
Bahraich
— bring it home

Bahraich, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Bahraich

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Bahraich is the headquarters of Bahraich district in northeastern Uttar Pradesh, about 125 kilometers northeast of Lucknow on the Ghaghara River plain. The city sits at 124 meters above sea level on the southern edge of the Terai, the belt of marshy grassland that runs along the Himalayan foothills. The 2011 Indian census recorded a city population of 186,223. Sugarcane and rice fields cover the surrounding tehsils. Bahraich district shares a long border with Nepal, and the road north from town reaches the Indo-Nepal frontier at Rupaidiha in roughly forty-five minutes.

— the year

The Dargah of Syed Salar Masud Ghazi, called Bahraich Sharif, stands in the old city. The eleventh-century Sufi soldier was killed in 1034 and buried on a small rise once held by a sun temple. Each spring the Jeth Mela draws several hundred thousand visitors over a month, both Hindu and Muslim, walking the same circuit and tying the same threads. The shrine complex was rebuilt under Firoz Shah Tughlaq in the fourteenth century. The Archaeological Survey of India lists the structure as a protected monument under its Lucknow circle.

— the air

North of Bahraich, the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary covers 400 square kilometers of sal forest and tall phantar grassland along the Girwa and Kaudiyala rivers. The sanctuary was notified in 1975 and folded into the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in 1987. It holds Bengal tigers, gharial crocodiles, and one of India's last viable populations of Gangetic river dolphin. The forest department opens jeep safaris from Murthihia gate between mid-November and mid-June. The Girwa river bridge, watched from the dawn boat run, is the surest place in northern India to see a wild gharial.

— where
India · Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh
— elevation
124 m · 407 ft
— position
27.5743° N · 81.5942° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
50 km N
Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
tiger reserve sector
60 km N
Rupaidiha border crossing
Indo-Nepal border post
50 km E
Shravasti
Buddhist archaeological site
125 km SW
Lucknow
state capital
N
Bahraich
Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
Rupaidiha border crossing
Shravasti
Lucknow
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Bahraich — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Bahraich is a district headquarters in northeastern Uttar Pradesh, about 125 kilometers from Lucknow and 45 minutes by road from the Nepal border crossing at Rupaidiha.

The Dargah of Syed Salar Masud Ghazi, an eleventh-century Sufi figure buried in 1034. The shrine draws several hundred thousand visitors during the Jeth Mela each spring, Hindu and Muslim together.

The 2011 census recorded 186,223 residents inside Bahraich municipality. The wider district holds about 3.5 million people across six tehsils on the Ghaghara plain.

Yes. Murthihia gate, the sanctuary's main entrance, is about 50 kilometers north of Bahraich. Jeep safaris run from mid-November through mid-June; the dawn boat on the Girwa is the standard gharial sighting.

The Terai is the belt of marshy grassland and sal forest along the southern foot of the Himalayas. Bahraich sits on its inner edge, where farmland gives way to tiger country.

The Ghaghara, called the Karnali in Nepal, runs south of the city. The Girwa and Kaudiyala braid through the sanctuary north of town and feed the Ghaghara before it joins the Ganges.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well to customers from the Ghaghara districts. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note arrives as a piece of the home plain, not as a tourist image.

The piece sits well in warm South-Asian Modern, Jewel-tone Maximalist, and earth-toned Minimalist rooms. The shrine palette reads against teak, mustard, and unbleached cotton.

A single Large carries above a standard sofa. For a longer wall, choose a 4-tile Mural; for a wide gallery wall, a 9-tile Mural holds the room.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so humidity and steam do not affect it.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. No solvents, no abrasives. The thin protective finish keeps the painted surface stable for the life of the tile.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is hand-finished in our Knoxville studio under Reid Wender's eye. The work is not licensed from any third party and is not sold elsewhere.

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