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Ahead of Diwali, this Kashmiri Muslim family has made thousands of Diwali diyas

With the Diwali festival around the corner, a Kashmiri Muslim family is busy making clay Diwali lamps for several weeks. Over 15,000 clay lamps have been made and dispatched so far with many being made even now.

Omar Kumar and his whole family have been in the business of pottery for decades but this year, they have made Diwali diya’s (lamps) in huge numbers for the first time.