Nalasopara: la lavorazione delle lampade

Indian potters make an earthen lamp on a potter’s wheel at a workshop as preparations for the upcoming Diwali festival are underway, at Wakanpada area in Nalasopara, around 67 kilometers from Mumbai, India, 26 October 2010. Diya is a small earthen lamp primarily lit during Diwali, the festival of lights. Also, known as ‘deep’, diya is traditionally made of clay. Lighting a deep during aarti is a custom in the Hindu culture. During Diwali, the earthen lamps are used for illuminating the entire home and premises, apart from aarti. The diya is filled with ghee or oil, which work as fuel for it. EPA/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI