Ahead of Diwali, Dharavi’s Kumbharwada gears up for the festival. The potter community sells mud lamps (diyas) in order to earn their yearly business. While the pandemic has hit their business, the potters are trying to revive their yearly business for this festival. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
Updated On: 2022-10-21 04:04 PM IST
A potter can be seen making a Diwali lamp (diya) on the power wheel in Kumbharwada Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
More shopkeepers are visiting Kumbharwada to buy Diwali lamps this year. Last two years hardly any sellers and customers visited to buy the diyas Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
Diwali is one of the festivals which help the potter community in Kumbharwada to earn their living Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
An old lady paints diyas in Kumbharwada for her living Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
