Brass Punch Aarti Diya/Deepak, 9 Batti & 1 Big Batti Aarti, Brass Table Diya Set

The Brass diya is associated closely with the Hindu religion and form of worship. People follow some traditions in the Hindu religion, especially igniting the lamp is one. The wick in the lamp depicts ego. The oil / ghee used depicts human negative tendencies. When we are light by self-knowledge just like our negative tendencies, which are compared to oil and wick compared to our ego. As the oil melt and wick perishes away, our ego and negative feelings fade away with them. Then we realize we are all part of the universe, and bhraman is one. The light signifies knowledge. Light removes darkness from our lives. Lamps made with brass/silver/gold are either vertical standing or hanging. The vertical lamps ones are designed and look like a star. They usually have five wicks. They are also known as Nila vilakku. The hanging lamps are attached to a chain and have multiple wicks. These mainly used in in pairs of two and are also known as Thooku vilakku.