Diwali 2020: Chhattisgarh Potter Makes Diwali Lamps That Burn for 24 Hours
A potter in Chhattisgarh¡¯s Kondagaon, 62-year-old Ashok Chakradhari has designed a special lamp that automatically refills oil and keeps the diya burning for an entire day.
Diwali is just around the corner and this festival of lights is simply incomplete without earthen lamps. But if you are lighting oil lamps, there's a hassle for refilling it time and again to keep it lit. To solve this issue, a Chhattisgarh potter named Ashok Chakradhari has revived a traditional lamp that can burn for at least 24 hours.
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The earthen lamp is designed in such a away that the oil circulates continuously.
¡°I learnt making this lamp watching several techniques online. I've received a good number of orders for making more such lamps,¡± Chakradhari told ANI.
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Ashok told Better India, ¡°Pottery is a family business that I learnt from my father. I have been practising the art since childhood and have been earning from it all my life. I have three daughters, two of them are studying while my oldest is helping me with the business. She also does a bit of pottery.¡±
He added that he is always on the lookout for new ideas and that one day he stumbled upon a lamp that carries a reservoir of oil over it and keeps refilling the base to ensure the diya does not stop burning.
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Intrigued by the way it worked, he decided to make one all by himself.
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After he finalised the design, Ashok says he sold about 100 pieces or more last year during Diwali. This year he made the same number of lamps for Durga Puja and sold them for Rs 200 each.
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He even shared a video of the lamp on Facebook, he started to receive calls from close friends and family, who wanted to place orders. Soon, the video went viral and Ashok claims to have received more than 200 phone calls from people all over the country.
Apart from the magic lamp, he makes decorative horses, elephants and fountains based on orders. He also makes coffee mugs, dinner sets, water pots, etc.
