Molela Terracotta Handicraft Kathanik Bankura Panchmura Terracotta Craft The drummer suspends the Maddalam

The drummer suspends the Maddalam from his neck such that it hangs more or less vertically and with two sticks held in both the hands

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Molela Terracotta Handicraft Kathanik Bankura Panchmura Terracotta Craft The drummer suspends the MaddalamTeracotta art has been practised in India for thousands of years, dating back to the Indus Valley civilization. Clay is used to make earthenware, figurines, and other ornamental items. Clay is dried and then fried at extremely high temperatures to allow it to take shape. The artform also has a spiritual importance, as it is claimed in Hinduism that this material uses the five components of the universe: air, water, fire, ether, and earth. States