My Today’s Photowalk
Jaipur 28th July photo walk
Photowalk took me to a hamlet of potters near Jaipur.
These traditional artisans work with clay to make earthen utensils, pots, pitchers, cups, and much more. Right now, the potters are busy preparing for the festival of lights, Deepawali. The making of earthen lamps, Diyas, has begun well in advance. Clay, brought from Chomu, has been meticulously prepared. The hand-operated potter’s wheel has been abandoned for the motorised one which can churn out 5 to 6000 diyas every day. An entire week’s production is collected and fired in a kiln. These earthen lamps are sold at 40 to 45 rupees per hundred pieces.
The ongoing boycott of Chinese products is one reason for the ramping up of diya production this year. The mood in the hamlet is upbeat.
The potters hope to make around 5 to 6 lakhs diyas for the festival.
Chinese lights are out of favour. So, on the night of Deepawali, our country will twinkle with diyas made by our artisans. This Deepawali,
the goddess of prosperity will shower her blessings on this hamlet of potters too.
They are the custodians of our artisanal heritage.
“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.”
— Karl Lagerfeld
“मैं हमारे परिवार की दीपावली
के लिए दिनभर मिट्टी में रहता हूँ
मिट्टी से बतियाता हूँ
कुंदन जैसा तप-तप कर,
सुंदर दीये बनाता हूँ।”
मिट्टी के बर्तन,दीपक,घड़े ,कुल्हड़ बनाने वाले कुम्हार परिवारों की बस्ती में जाना हुआ।
मैंने देखा वो दीपक बना रहे थे दीपावली से चार महीने पहिले ही इसकी तैयारी शुरू कर देते है।
चौमू से चिकनी मिट्टी ला कर उसे तैयार कर इसे काम में लेते हैं।
मोटराईजड चाक पर हर कुम्हार परिवार दिन में 5 से 6000 दिये बनाते हैं
फिर हफ़्ते भर के इखट्टे कर
इन्हे एक साथ भट्टी में पकाते है।
इन चार महीने में ये लोग क़रीब 5 से 6 लाख दीपक बना कर
40 से 45 रू प्रति सैकड़ा बेचते है।
इस बार इनकी उम्मीदें कुछ ज़्यादा ही है
चाइनीज़ लाईटों का बहिष्कार के कारण
चलन ख़त्म सा हो रहा है
फिर से इंडिया भारत वर्ष हो रहा है।
मेरे बनाए दीयों से देश रोशन होगा
तो मेरा परिवार भी ख़ुशियों संग
इस दीपावली पर रोशन होगा।
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Jaipur 28th july photo walk
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