I took this video this evening in Potters Square, Bhaktapur, Nepal. Potter's Square. A two-minute walk south of Durbar Square brings you to Bolachhen, also known as Potter's Square because of the many potters seen here moulding wet clay into different kinds of earthen ware. It has a display of fresh pottery left out to dry in the open square.


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