[1/3] Solar panels are installed on the rooftops of residential houses in Modhera, India's first round-the-clock solar-powered village, in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 19, 2022.
Now, however, his machine moves on solar power as earlier this month Prajapati's village of around 6,500 residents, consisting mainly of potters, tailors, farmers and shoemakers, was declared India's first village to run entirely on solar energy all the time.
The government buys excess energy produced here from residents if they do not use all of the capacity allotted to the households.
For Reena Ben, 36, a housewife, who also works as a tailor part time, the solar power has hugely aided her work.
"When we got access to solar power, I bought an electric motor worth 2,000 rupees ($24) to attach to the sewing machine.