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In Photos: Dharavi's Kumbharwada gears up for Diwali 2022

Updated On: 21 October, 2022 04:04 PM IST |

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

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Potter makes Diwali lamp ahead of the festival. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

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Potter makes Diwali lamp ahead of the festival. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
A potter can be seen making a Diwali lamp (diya) on the power wheel in Kumbharwada Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

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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

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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

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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

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An old lady paints diyas in Kumbharwada for her living Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

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