Deepotsav shines brilliant on potter fraternity in Ayodhya | Lucknow Information

AYODHYA/LUCKNOW: Surbahi Prajapati (32), had been waking up at 2am for the previous two weeks as her household was working additional time to ship 50,000 diyas for the Deepotsav.
“It is a household job. All of us make diyas,” she says.
The weeks main as much as the Deepotsav hadbeen unusually busy for Prajapati and about 40 odd potter households in Jaisinghpur village in Ayodhya.Wheels had been churning furiously and everyone-from 10-year-olds to veterans of the craft-had been pitching in to ship diyas to the organisers.
“Ever since Yogiji turned CM and gave a push to non secular tourism in Ayodhya, yearly Diwali has been arriving early for us. Earlier, we struggled to make 5,000 to 10,000 diyas and promote them. Now, we get bulk orders reminding us of the time when earthenware gadgets was once in demand,” says 55-year-old Vinod Kumar, the pinnacle of the 40 potter households within the village.
Poverty and distress have been inseparable components of the lives of those landless potters. However, Deepotsav has introduced a glimmer of hope. Even the following era return from massive cities like Delhi and Mumbai to profit from the competition of sunshine.
Starting with 51,000 diyas in 2017, the quantity went as much as 4.10 lakh in 2019, over 6 lakh in 2020 and 9 lakh in 2021, and over 15 lakh final 12 months. This 12 months, the federal government had requisitioned about 27 lakh diyas to set a world report – which was achieved by lighting over 22 lakh diyas.
“We procured 25 lakh diyas from distributors to make sure that we meet the goal. The distributors, on their half, procured 27 lakh diyas from the potters from over 35 villages. This was an enormous bonanza for the craftsmen and native financial system,” stated SS Mishra, nodal officer of Deepotsav.
This 12 months has been extra particular as virtually 50% of the diyas have been sourced from Jaisinghpur village.
“Deepotsav has made this craft profitable for us. I had left pottery and brought up a job in Delhi. However this 12 months, I stop the job and returned residence to take up pottery full-time,” stated 24-year-old Raj Kumar.
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