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There are still fire crackers going off around me as I write these words even though Diwali is over and it is time to put away the earthen oil lamps till next year. There is really something so compelling about these lamps. Perhaps somehow they connect me to the earth. Lighting an oil lamp made of mud on Diwali, however far-out the comparison, is somehow akin to the rootedness of a green christmas tree smelling of the fresh outdoors and decorated with gorgeous baubles. Though, here I have to add that I have never had the pleasure of seeing a real indoors-christmas tree. I can only imagine the piney green scent of its needle like leaves and the contrast of the intense cold outside.
I save and collect diyas, as I always buy too many and keep some for next year. We get them in all shapes and sizes, some painted, others decorated with thin ribbon. But I am particularly fond of the mud ones that come glazed so they can be washed and used again. That fragrance of oil, earth, soot and flame...I have come across this smell before in old temples that still use these oil lamps and haven't yet resorted to ugly flourescent lights. But though the potters produce a tonne of these every year, I have noticed a shift to electric twinkle lights and wax tea lights. But none of these can mimic the sensual earthiness and the golden flame of mud diyas. Obviously no one wants to fuss with these anymore. You get covered in a greasy soot and have to wash your hands a lot lest you soil your clothes with soot. Unlike electric lights you have to tend to these, watching with eagle eyes ready to relight when the wind blows one out or refuel when the little well inside the mud diya runs out of oil. Still the magic of their golden aura is worth the effort. Light one on a dark night under the stars and you will see for yourself.
Hindu devotee lights earthen lamps as she celebrate Hindus Devali Festival , Diwali, known as the 'Festival of Lights,
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My colleague Sabina has an interesting array of colorful candles (Diwali Diyas) in her office. On her desk, these beauties are displayed to show off the colorful and the cultural.
More information about them are found in Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diya_(light). Also, here is another blurb about "Deep in Diwali". In each legend, myth and story of Deepawali lies the significance of the victory of good over evil; and it is with each Deepawali and the lights that illuminate the homes and hearts, that this simple truth finds new reason and hope. Since baked-mud 'diyas' or 'deeps' are considered more holy and auspicious, they are purchased to light on the Diwali night. . . .
A Diya is a small earthen lamp that is lit especially at Diwali. They are usually made of clay. Ghee or oil is used as the fuel and cotton wool as the wick. Sometimes they are made by part filling a glass with colored water, Ghee is floated on top, and again cotton wool used as a wick. Children could make there own Diya with air dried clay or play dough. For safety reason these diyas should not be lit with Ghee and cotton wool.
He is a local potter from Amritsar, India who is busy making earthen lamps for the upcoming Diwali Festival.
Deepawali or Diwali - the festival of lights is being celebrated all over India and abroad by the Indians today.
Wish you all a Happy Deepawali.
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A earthen lamp and sunset..IMG_2057.
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कौन कहता है इस दीये की रोशनी नाकाफ़ी है?
ले, मेरी नज़र से देख, दोनों जहां रोशन होते नज़र आएंगे
Who said the light was insufficient?
Just look at it as I do.. and you'll see both the worlds illuminated
I cant imagine a day when our fuel stations would be out of fuel. I cant imagine going one day without my bike. Petrol is one of the most important liquids in our lives. One cannot stop the inevitable, but i hope we find some substitute by then. One thing we can do though, is use it sensibly.
This was shot by my husband while I was busy decorating home with diyas (earthen lamps). A very low light shot, post processed to remove the grains caused by higher ISO and increase the exposure.