Kangri: Making of the traditional fire-pot in Kashmir

A Kashmiri artisan makes a "kangri," a traditional firepot with twigs in the Dargah area of Srinagar in Kashmir, Dec. 2, 2020. Twigs are woven over an earthen clay pot of a kangri. The kangri is filled with burning coal to keep people warm throughout the winter.

Kashmiri workers cut the wicker to make a "kangri," in the Ganderbal district of Kashmir, Dec. 2, 2020.

A Kashmiri man weighs the bundles of twigs used to make a "kangri," Dec. 02, 2020.

Kashmiri people work near the bundles of twigs, which are processed and later used to make a "kangri," Dec. 2, 2020.

A Kashmiri man boils the twigs that are processed and later used to make "kangri," Dec. 2, 2020. Boiling twigs is the second step in kangri making, followed by the peeling.

Kashmiri workers peel the bark off boiled twigs to make a "kangri," Dec. 2, 2020. Peeling the skin off the twigs is the third step of the process. They are then woven over an earthen clay pot to make a kangri.

A Kashmiri man walks past the bundles of twigs, which are processed and later used to make a "kangri," Dec. 2, 2020.

Kashmiri workers peel the bark from boiled twigs to make a "kangri," Dec. 2, 2020.

A Kashmiri artisan weaves around an earthen pot to make a "kangri," Dec. 2, 2020.

A Kashmiri artisan puts the finishing touches on his "kangri," a traditional firepot with twigs, Dec. 2, 2020.

An artisan weaves a room separator with wicker sticks in the Dargah area of Srinagar, Dec. 2, 2020. The wicker is also used to make the outer shell of a traditional firepot locally known as a kangri.