The Manamadurai pottery recently earned a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
Key points
- These pots have put this village in Tamil Nadu on the global map. Manamadurai in Sivagangai district is known for pottery making.
- The Vaigai river enriches the clay used for the pottery making.
- The sand, collected from different places of the district, is used for making pottery and dried for two days. The particles of the mud get separated by sieving.
- A unique type of clay is sourced from water bodies like Nedunkulam, Nathapurakki, Sundaranadappu, Seikalathur to make these pots.
- While making these pots, the five elements of nature namely earth, water, fire, sun and air are used.
- The basic material for pottery is mud, which represents the earth. Mud is mixed with water, another element of nature.
(Source: The Hindu)
