A worker makes a clay pot for Tihar, the Hindu festival of lights, at Pottery Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
BHAKTAPUR, Nepal, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's Bhaktapur is an ancient town in the Kathmandu Valley and is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO for its rich culture, temples, and wood, metal, and stone artwork, which has been described as the well preserved historic town of the country. People here are making lustrous and evenly colored clay pots for the upcoming Tihar, the Hindu festival of lights.
A worker makes a clay pot for Tihar, the Hindu festival of lights, at Pottery Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A worker makes clay pots for Tihar, the Hindu festival of lights, at Pottery Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Workers make clay pots for Tihar, the Hindu festival of lights, at Pottery Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A worker makes clay pots for Tihar, the Hindu festival of lights, at Pottery Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A woman carries clay pots made for Tihar, the Hindu festival of lights, at Pottery Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A worker makes clay pots for Tihar, the Hindu festival of lights, at Pottery Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A worker makes clay pots for Tihar, the Hindu festival of lights, at Pottery Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)■
