Even today the potter's bare hands convert ugly mounds of clay into kulhads. But the wheel is powered by electricity, and it makes the task of a potter a wee bit easier.

First, a potter takes a mound of clay and puts it on the wheel. Using the rotational movement of the wheel, the potter carefully gives the desired shape to the clay.

Once the clay assumes the shape of a kulhad it is taken from the wheel and dried in the sun. Most potters dry the kulhad for about a day.

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