Claying around in Andretta

Biscuited pots waiting to be glazed and fired.

The Norah Richards Art Centre in Andretta, in Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh.

Jugal Kishore Sankhyan, who manages Andretta Pottery now, teaching students.

Norah Richards' mud-brick home in Andretta, whch is now a museum of mud architecture.

The Dauladhar range seen from Andretta.

Sun-dried pots.

Raj Kumar, a worker, at the kiln.

Jugal Kishore at work.

Finished pottery. Andretta Pottery is much sought after for its unique slipware.

Mani Simran Singh at the potting wheel in Andretta Pottery.

Wisteria in bloom, Andretta.

A Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Bir in Kangra.

Inside the Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Bir in Kangra.

At the mela at Panchruki village. Village potting has virtually vanished and it is evident from the fare on sale here.

Holi celebrations in Andretta.

Didi Contractor at her home in Sidhbari.

A mud-brick home in Sidhbari in Kangra Valley, designed by Didi

Wall art at Andretta.

Norah Richards, from the personal collection of Mani Simran Singh.

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Biscuited pots waiting to be glazed and fired.
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