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#godlamp
Indians light a lamp daily, the lamp forms one of the important items of worship since the lamp represents illumination and enables the devotee to see the divine form of the lord easily.
Ingredients of lamp
The description of lamp has been made in the scriptures like Kalki Purana, Bhavishya Purana, etc. The lamp can be made up of earth, clay or any suitable metal. The Mahabharata states that the lamp which burns ghee is best and secondary to it is the oil burning lamp. When ghee is not available, one must use scented oil to light the lamp. And one must never offer a lamp, which burns any inferior material like animal body fat.
Purpose of burning the lamp
When the lamp is offered to the supreme lord, it enables the devotee to see the form of the lord, which is inside the sanctum sanctorum (inner house of deity). There was no availability of artificial lighting in the earlier days and hence, it would become difficult to see the deity of the lord after sunset. Therefore, the lamps would illuminate the entire temple to ease the sight.
Symbolism of lamp
The burning lamp represents the element of fire. Fire is one of the five principal elements of this material creation (earth, water, fire, sky and air). The human body is alive due to the fire burning inside, which digests the food and controls the entire functioning of the body. It is the fire inside the eye that enables one to see things.
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