Arde lamps are not just lights, know why it is considered a symbol of favorable, wealth and tradition? – Diwali clay artists hope to lift with traditional earthenema

Arde lamps are not just lights, know why it is considered a symbol of favorable, wealth and tradition? Updated: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 06:07 am (IST) on the occasion of Diwali, this is the story of the hard work and hope of the artists who make earthlock. These artists start making lamps a month in advance. There is an atmosphere of happiness in their homes due to the increase in demand for earthenems. In rural areas, earthen lamps are considered a symbol of favorable and wealth, which not only illuminates the houses, but also brings smiles to the faces of the artists. Suryapale Verma, Kanibozhi (Shravasti). The Festival of Lights is a symbol of light and happiness, but behind this light is the hard work of the clay artists who turn clay into lamps through the day and night to turn the wheel. If these little lamps are relieved in a moonless night in each house, the hope of the clay artists is also relieved with them. Remove ad reading news clay artist Ram Chhabile Prajapati, resident of Jamunha Bhavaniyapur Village, says preparations for making lamps start about a month before Diwali. From early morning until late evening, they form the clay on the wheel, and then, after drying and baking it in the sun, adapt their beautiful colors to it. This time the sales of lamps are going well. It creates an atmosphere of happiness in his family. Ram Nareseh Prajapati, Nanku Prajapati, Narendra Kumar Prajapati and Ram Chhabile say smiling that when the lamps we made on the threshold of someone’s house burn, it feels as if we are spreading hard work and our tradition. Nowadays, demand for earthlamps has increased rapidly in the markets. Although there are abundance of electrical candlesticks and colorful lights, traditional earthlocks remain the first choice of people because of their simplicity, environmental friendliness and cultural identity. This time, the price of a dozen simple lamps between Rs 20 and Rs 30, while selling colorful and decorative lamps for Rs 50 to Rs 100. The festival of Diwali itself gives a new life to the year-long hard work of the families of clay artists. People of rural areas believe that the earthen lamp is not only a light medium, but a symbol of favorable, wealth and tradition. This light of lamps not only brightens the houses, but also brings smiles to the faces of the clay artists.