Diya (lamp)
Oil or ghee-based lamp used in religious rituals of Indian origin
Diya (lamp)
A diya, diyo, deya, deeya, dia, divaa, deepa, deepam, deep, deepak or saaki (Sanskrit: दीपम्, romanized: Dīpam, Hindi: दीया, romanized: Dīyā) is an oil lamp made from clay, brass or silver with a cotton wick dipped in oil or ghee. These lamps are commonly used in the Indian subcontinent and they hold sacred prominence in Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, and Jain prayers as well as religious rituals, ceremonies and festivals including Diwali. The diya lamp was added to Unicode as U+1FA94 🪔 DIYA LAMP in 2019.
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