The Artists

Molela terracotta has been practised for roughly twenty-seven generations, almost entirely within hereditary Kumhar families along the banks of the Banas River in Rajsamand district, Rajasthan. Nobody here learned the craft from a textbook or a commercial mould. Children begin by sifting mineral-rich pond silt, kneading organic binder into the wet clay, and shaping small oil lamps and farm animals beside their elders long before anyone calls them an artisan.

Every monumental wall mural, sacred Devnarayan votive plaque, and contemporary terracotta piece leaving our workshop is shaped completely freehand using only wooden paddles (pindi) and an iron stylus (bhaldi). From the global legacy of late Padma Shri awardee Mohan Lal Kumhar to master artisan Dinesh Chandra Kumhar, National Merit Awardee Kailash Devi, and the 27th generation — Umesh Kumhar, Sonali Prajapati, and Mohit Kumhar — this is the living family lineage behind Molela Terracotta.

The Living Heritage

The Kumhar Family — 15th-Generation Master Artisans

Padma Shri lineage · National & State Awardees · Handcrafted in Molela village