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*[[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> | *[[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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** [[Nilavilakku|Nilavilakku lamp]] | ** [[Nilavilakku|Nilavilakku lamp]] | ||
** [[Sky lantern]] | ** [[Sky lantern]] | ||
** [[ | ** [[Oil lamp#Hinduism|Types of Indian oil lamps]] | ||
* Related topics | * Related topics | ||
** [[Aarti]] | ** [[Aarti]] | ||