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With Diwali just around the corner, beautiful diyas have started to make an appearance all over again. Diyas are an important aspect of the festival, as Diwali is known as the "Festival of Lights" and as per the ancient Hindu scriptures, the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after he killed Rawana was celebrated with the lighting of earthen lamps or the diyas. While most Hindu traditions involve lighting up of diyas with oil and cotton wicks and lining them up beautifully along the edge of the houses, this is especially true for Diwali. During the festival of lights, diyas of different shapes, colours, decorations and sizes are lit up.
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Making of diyas is also linked to the expertise of pottery in India, and it requires adept hands to give different shapes and finesse to make diyas. (Image: PTI)
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Once the diyas are moulded with the help of clay and pottery wheel, they are lined up for drying so that they are ready to be decorated. (Image: PTI)
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Diyas of different shapes and sizes can be found, but most diyas usually have one extended corner, against which the cotton wick is kept. (Image: PTI)
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Once the diyas are dry, potters usually dip them in a reddish colour solution to give it a reddish tint – which is the most common diya that can be found. (Image: PTI)
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Sometimes, children even choose to purchase plain diyas and paint them themselves for the festival. (Image: PTI)
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Different diya makers, however, choose different styles of decorations. Some give the edge of the diya different shapes and some paint it in different colours. (Image: PTI)
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Beautiful diyas are then lined up in different ways at shops for people to choose from. (Image: PTI)
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During Diwali, lines of shops selling diyas can be seen. In fact, some people especially set up shop during this time to sell their diyas. (Image: PTI)
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Diwali is incomplete without the earthen lamps, which is why sale of diyas begins weeks before the festival. (Image: PTI)
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