What is it? "Badu Pot" (or Badu Potu ) refers to a centuries-old community of traditional potters ( Kumbal ) in the Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. "Badu" is a local term for a specific type of clay cooking vessel, and "Pot" (or Poth ) means "place" or "area." These villages are living museums of ancient ceramic technology, producing handcrafted clay pots without modern machinery.
The most famous Badu Pot cluster is located in Ibbagamuwa , near Kurunegala city (about 5–7 km from the town center on the Puttalam road). Other small pottery hamlets exist around Malkaduwawa and along the banks of the Deduru Oya. Badu Pot Kurunegala