India, Oct. 17 -- By Ujjwal Roy

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 17 (ANI): Diwali festival is a delightful occasion for the potters who make high profits during this festival week. At Ultadanga Dakshindari in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas, the skilled artisans have been designing different shapes and sizes of diyas for this festival.

While the sale of diyas often dominates the market during Diwali, the hard work of the potters behind them is often overlooked.

In an interview with ANI, potter Madan Prajapati revealed that, unlike previous years, the biggest challenge they faced during this year's diya production was the unpredictable rains.

"We have done about 50,000 production. The biggest challenge this year was the rain, as ...