Hyderabad, July 5 -- The demand for earthen pots has drastically increased in view of the Muharram month.

As a traditional practice, people put 'sharbat' in earthen pots and distribute it among the public during the month of Muharram, especially on the "Youm e Ashura', the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Hijri Calendar.

The potters in the run-up to the month have made earthen pots with a capacity of five litres and put them up for sale in the Muslim-dominated areas where the sales are high.

"A five-litre capacity pot is priced at Rs 120, and we give a mud plate and a small glass along with it. People have been buying it for generations and the trend continues," said Vimala, a woman potter at Aliabad.

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