Mysuru, Nov. 7 -- Doora potters keep clay lamp tradition alive.

Even as colourful porcelain and mould-made decorative lamps dominate the market, the making of traditional clay lamps for Deepavali continues in Doora village of Mysuru taluk. Members of several potter families are busy preparing thousands of lamps to meet the demand during Deepavali, the Festival of Lights.

For the past five to six decades, these families have made clay lamps and supplied them to Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and other places for Deepavali. They have continued with their hereditary occupation and as in previous years, are making lamps for the festive season.

At the Kumbara Kushala Kaigarika Sahakara Sangha (Kumbara Skilled Artisan Cooperative Society) in...