Rows of clay pots drying in the sun at the famous Pottery Square, a traditional clay crafting hub in ancient Bhaktapur, Nepal.

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Meditative Pottery

Enjoy a mindful experience shaping and understanding the earth of Bhaktapur.

Immerse yourself with the earth of Bhaktapur, shaping it into pots and cups that serve the daily lives of the local community. This is an experience that harkens bygone eras, when life was slow and sustainable, based on its surrounding nature. Take your time to knead the clay and give it a shape by a spinning wheel. This mindful, hands-on journey will be guided by a local artisan whose generations have spent their life around the same courtyard, shaping the Newari civilization of Nepal.

Duration: Two to three hours

A collection of freshly molded ceramic pots and jugs drying inside a traditional artisan workshop in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Close-up of a local artisan shaping raw clay into a pot on a spinning pottery wheel at Pottery Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Local residents spreading and drying harvested grains under the sun in a traditional brick courtyard in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Close-up of a local potter's skilled hands shaping a wet clay vase on a fast-spinning wheel in Bhaktapur Pottery Square, Nepal.

A local artisan shaping clay on a pottery wheel inside a traditional workshop in Bhaktapur.

Rows of handmade clay pottery drying in the sun at Pottery Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Dozens of freshly made clay pots arranged in rows to dry under the sun in a traditional open courtyard.

Close-up of uniform, unfired clay pots drying in the sun, handcrafted by local artisans in Bhaktapur Pottery Square, Nepal.

Hundreds of traditional terracotta clay pots drying outdoors against the backdrop of historic Newari buildings in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Macro shot of a Nepalese artisan's clay-covered hands shaping a ceramic vase on a spinning wheel in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Top-down view of a potter's hands molding raw clay on a fast-spinning wheel in a traditional workshop in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Wide-angle view of hundreds of raw clay pots drying in the sun at the historic Pottery Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

An elderly Newar artisan crafting a clay vessel on a large spinning potter's wheel in a Bhaktapur workshop, Nepal.

A Nepalese craftsman carefully detailing a traditional wooden mask or carving amidst dust motes in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

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