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A potter working in Haridwar, harvesting clay from the ground and baking his pots and earthen-ware... Pottery are objects made from wet clay later mixed with other materials. It is then hardened by baking after it is fired in a special oven called a kiln at high temperatures.The firing temperature gives pottery its finished appearance, its strength, the shine, decorative and water-tight. Pottery includes valuable works of art, inexpensive dinnerware, vases, and other simple household items, all made by professional potters.In India, the pottery industry is run on both cottage and modern lines. Hundreds of small and big factories all over the country keep this age-old tradition alive. Pottery in India has deep religious significance. For instance a water-pitcher is worshipped as 'mangalghat
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