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Prajapati: The Kumbhar Community Of Delhi By Jai Thakur

Prajapati: The Kumbhar Community Of Delhi By Jai Thakur

In the Indian subcontinent, the potter community is known as Kumhar or Kumbhar, derived from the term Kumharkar, literally, maker of kumbha (earthen pot). The kumbha is believed to have emerged from the cosmic ocean during the SamudraManthan (Churning of the Ocean), a mythological episode that finds mention in the…

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