In Bhaktapur's pottery quarter the wheels still spin as they have for centuries, and on sunny mornings the square disappears under thousands of drying pots.
Watch the throwers coax water jars from grey clay in minutes, then try the wheel yourself — harder than it looks, and the potters love the laughter. Kilns of rice-straw smoulder in the corners.
Craft
Thrown fresh daily
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Wheel lessons offered
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Direct from the makers
Insider tip
Mornings only — by afternoon the day's pots are fired or shelved and the square goes quiet.
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