Oh! The
pot is everywhere!
Where
there is buttermilk, in the cupboard, a pot
Where
water is stored, at the waterstand a pot
Where
food is kept, on the stove, a pot
Where
there is jaggery, in the attic, a pot
In the
heart of the home
As ëgotraji,
ancestors, a pot
Vastu,
during house warming,
At the
threshold of each home, a pot
Where a
marriage ëpandali is built, a pot
When
the ëgarbai dance takes place,
In the
courtyard a pot.
During
sickness,
Left in
the outskirts of the village, a pot
At
every stop in a pilgrimage, a pot
In
death, at the cremation ground, a pot
At a ëYagnai
representing the planets are pots
In the
village square, the singer plays a beat on a pot
~ Parkriti: The Oral
Tradition
Indira Gandhi
National Centre for the Arts
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| Mud glasses under the scorching Sun..@Dhulipur, Varanasi |
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| Miniature Mud Art |
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| Kulhad Chai an ectasy! |
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| Malai in Matka... Benares Special! |
Maati
Kahe Kumhar se, tu kya rondhe mohe
Ek
din aisa aayega, mein rondhugi tohe
~Kabir
Das (15CE)
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| Livelihood on wheels- a potter engaged in his daily work at Dhulipur, Varanasi |
The potter
turned to knead the clay
And heard it
say:
Be not too
proud thou
Tho’ you may
shape me now
A time will
come when it will be me
That shapes
and kneads thee.
(The clay kneading the potter refers to the body returning to the earth after death)
Philosopher in the Potter
"Guru Kumhar Sikh Kumbh Hai, Gadh Gadh Kadhe Khot
Antar Hath Sahar De, Bahar Bahe Chot "
which means that Guru is the Potter, disciple is the (unbaked) pot
Gives Shape and cures the flaws with care Protecting (always) with palm from inside While pounding the pot from outside.
