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.