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[[File:Diwali Diya.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:Diwali Diya.jpg|thumb]] | ||
A '''diya''', '''diyo''', '''deya''',<ref>{{cite book|title=Sacred Places of a Lifetime|date=2008|publisher=National Geographic Society|location=Washington DC|isbn=978-1-4262-0336-7|page=270}}</ref> '''divaa''', '''deepa''', '''deepam''', or '''deep''' is an [[oil lamp]] usually made from clay, with a [[cotton]] [[Candle wick|wick]] dipped in [[ghee]] or [[Vegetable fats and oils|vegetable oils]]. Diyas are native to the Indian subcontinent often used in [[Hinduism|Hindu]], [[Sikhism|Sikh]], [[Jainism|Jain]] and [[Zoroastrian]] religious festivals such as [[Diwali]]<ref name="zeenews">{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/diwali-significance-of-a-diya_5820.html|title=Diwali: Significance of a Diya|publisher=Zee Media Corporation Ltd|access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> or the [[Kushti]] ceremony. | A '''diya''', '''diyo''', '''deya''',<ref>{{cite book|title=Sacred Places of a Lifetime|date=2008|publisher=National Geographic Society|location=Washington DC|isbn=978-1-4262-0336-7|page=270}}</ref> '''divaa''', '''deepa''', '''deepam''', or '''deep''' is an [[oil lamp]] usually made from clay, with a [[cotton]] [[Candle wick|wick]] dipped in [[ghee]] or [[Vegetable fats and oils|vegetable oils]]. Diyas are native to the Indian subcontinent often used in [[Hinduism|Hindu]], [[Sikhism|Sikh]], [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] ,[[Jainism|Jain]] and [[Zoroastrian]] religious festivals such as [[Diwali]]<ref name="zeenews">{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/diwali-significance-of-a-diya_5820.html|title=Diwali: Significance of a Diya|publisher=Zee Media Corporation Ltd|access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> or the [[Kushti]] ceremony. | ||
==Traditional use== | ==Traditional use== | ||
[[Clay]] Diyas are often used temporarily as lighting for special occasions, while diyas made of [[brass]] are permanent fixtures in homes and temples. Especially in Diwali, diyas or candles are representing of enlightenment, knowledge, or wisdom. | [[Clay]] Diyas are often used temporarily as lighting for special occasions, while diyas made of [[brass]] are permanent fixtures in homes and temples. Especially in Diwali, diyas or candles are representing of enlightenment, knowledge, or wisdom. Diyas are a part of Indian culture, as a representative or ''sakshi'' for auspicious reasons, as well as an indicator of light that destroys darkness. They are also used as decoration during the festival of lights - [[Diwali]]. Traditionally, Indians light a diya every morning and evening. | ||
While lighting a diya, some also chant ''Shubham Karoti Kalyanam:''<blockquote>शुभं करोति कल्याणमारोग्यं धनसंपदा । | |||
शत्रुबुद्धिविनाशाय दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तुते ॥ | |||
दीपज्योतिः परब्रह्म दीपज्योतिर्जनार्दनः । | |||
दीपो हरतु मे पापं दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तुते ॥<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shubham Karoti Kalyanam - In sanskrit with meaning|url=https://greenmesg.org/stotras/others/shubham_karoti_kalyanam.php|access-date=2021-06-10|website=greenmesg.org}}</ref> | |||
Shubham Karoti Kalyaannam-Aarogyam Dhana-Sampadaa | | |||
Shatru-Buddhi-Vinaashaaya Diipa-Jyotir-Namostute || | |||
Diipa-Jyotih Para-Brahma Diipa-Jyotir-Janaardanah | | |||
Diipo Haratu Me Paapam Diipa-Jyotir-Namostute ||</blockquote>Meaning: | |||
I pay my salutation (''namaskara'') to the light / lamp which brings auspiciousness; prosperity, good health, abundance of money and wealth, and the destruction of the intellect’s enemy. The light of the lamp represents the Supreme Brahman as well as Janardhana ([[Vishnu]]), let the light absolve the sins, I pay my salutations to this light / lamp. | |||
This ''shloka'' is recited while lighting the lamp. Light is considered a symbol of auspiciousness, prosperity, and abundance in many cultures. It is believed that ''deepam'' is the symbol of knowledge. | |||
==Festivals== | ==Festivals== | ||
*[[Diwali]]: The lighting of diyas forms a part of celebrations and rituals of the festival. Houses are decorated with small diyas placed at boundaries and entrances.<ref>The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australia Front Cover Parbury, Allen, and Company, 1834, page 346 </ref> In fact, the name of Diwali is derived from the Sanskrit word Deepavali, which means the row of lights ("deep" means Diya and "avali" means row).<ref>Tej K. Bhatia and Naresh Sharma "The Routledge Intermediate Hindi Reader", Routledge, 2015 {{ISBN|1317962850}}, 9781317962854</ref> | *[[File:Tealight Diyas.jpg|thumb|Tealight Diyas used for decoration during [[Diwali]]]][[Diwali]]: The lighting of diyas forms a part of celebrations and rituals of the festival. Houses are decorated with small diyas placed at boundaries and entrances.<ref>The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australia Front Cover Parbury, Allen, and Company, 1834, page 346 </ref> In fact, the name of Diwali is derived from the Sanskrit word Deepavali, which means the row of lights ("deep" means Diya and "avali" means row).<ref>Tej K. Bhatia and Naresh Sharma "The Routledge Intermediate Hindi Reader", Routledge, 2015 {{ISBN|1317962850}}, 9781317962854</ref> | ||
*[[Karthikai Deepam]]: Diyas, also known as deepam in Tamil Nadu, can be lighted, especially during the [[Karthikai Deepam]]. | *[[Karthikai Deepam]]: Diyas, also known as deepam in Tamil Nadu, can be lighted, especially during the [[Karthikai Deepam]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{commons category|Diyas (lights)}} | {{commons category|Diyas (lights)}}Below is the reference related to Diya lamp You can visit and know more about this.{{Reflist}} | ||
In [https://www.blogric.com/happy-diwali-2021/ Diwali festival] this lamp is lighting. Because Diwali means the festival of lights. | |||
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