Updated: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:13 am (Ist) Diwali Sparkle in five states with the lamps of Jhajjar. They are in demand in Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. This year, the business of lamps was affected due to rain, causing a loss of about 80 lakh. The potters hope for government assistance so that they can recover from this loss. 25 Lakh lamps may be ready, but rain extinguished the flame of lamps (file photo) Rakesh Kumar, Jhajjar. Like every year, the glow of lamps of jhajjar land will also spread light and widely. The clay soil of the Jhajjar district of Haryana Diwali elaborates not only in the state, but also in the neighboring states. But this time the ongoing rain faded the light of this tradition. Remove ad Read only news earlier every time than 25 trolleys full of lamps were sent to other states. This time, the business of kumbhkars worth about 80 lakh was affected. This time, only five trolley lamps, that is, about 25 lakh lamps, were ready. The clay bulbs prepared by the hard work of Jhajjar’s potters are sent to districts such as Gurugram, Narnaul, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Rewari and Rohtak, as well as to Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. Jhajjar’s leading young Potter Jitendra alias Jackie said that time spoiled the timely rain for the whole work. Due to constantly wet soil and lack of sunlight, there were major problems drying the lamps. The orders delivered on time in previous years remained incomplete this time. From the lamps sent to five states, the Kumbhkars of Jhajjar were prepared about 25 Lakh lamps, while this number was up to 1 Crore 25 lakh in previous years. Must experience ongoing problems due to rain. Made lamps, but could not provide fire in the oven for drying and cooking. The attraction of earthen lamps has increased, this time the earthlock with stand is the largest in the market. Customers especially like it for home decorations and places of worship. Apart from this, the demand for magical lamp and colorful lamps is also increasing. These lamps are not only attractive to look at, they also burn for a long time. The potter explains that a special tank clay is made in the Magic Chirag Diya, causing it to constantly burn for about 20 hours. This is why urban clients love Diwali a lot. Jhajjar -Kleiplamps are provided to Chittorgarh in Rajasthan, Thana and Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra, Sunderdagar and Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, Surat and Vapi in Gujarat and Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, Patiala, Bhuna and many other places. Jhajjar’s elderly Potter Gyanchand, former MC, Vinod Kumar, Bablu, Harichand, said Azad that the lamps of Jhajjar land in these states have a special identity, because due to the high smoothness of the soil here, the lamps become stronger and brighter. He said there was a problem due to the non-availability of land. Land is becoming more and more expensive. The price of clay is increasing and it is also less available. Although the ongoing rain had a blow to this traditional art, the increasing costs further increased the worries of the potters. Land prices have risen by about Rs 1,000 per trolley over the past nine months. Now one trolley land is available for about Rs 4700. In addition, the increased cost of electricity, oil and labor has made the manufacture of lamps more expensive. Jitendra alias Jackie says the government claims to promote clay art, but the land reality is something else. The Potters do not receive special support or a permanent platform for sale. Clay art is already at the point of extinction, in such a situation the weather has given us deeper wounds. Most of these families consider the Diwali season as the time of the highest earnings in the year. But this time moisture, rain and soil deficiency made their hope disappear.
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