An Indian woman in traditional clothing balancing a large woven basket on her head, surrounded by rows of clay pots in an outdoor setting.

Kumbharwada

Kumbharwada is Mumbai’s historic pottery village, located in the Dharavi neighborhood. Home to generations of skilled potters, it has been producing traditional clay pottery for over a century.

As you walk through its narrow lanes, artisans can be seen shaping, drying, and firing earthenware by hand, preserving a centuries-old craft in the heart of the city.

Narrow alley in a rundown neighborhood with damaged buildings, hanging laundry, and scattered household items.
An elderly woman walking through a narrow, uneven alleyway between small houses, carrying a bag of vegetables.
Narrow alleyway between two weathered buildings with bags and pottery at the end, wires hanging overhead, sunlight illuminating the gap.
A man standing in a cluttered, dusty indoor space with exposed wires, old bricks, and scattered pottery, leaning on a ladder.
An Indian woman in traditional attire carrying a large basket on her head, surrounded by clay pots on the ground and a rustic building in the background.
Ceramic pottery and small clay vessels on a brick ledge inside a kiln, with smoke and sunlight coming through a partially open roof.

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