diya
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23245)
28 Oct 24
When the mud pradip or diya are lit up in diwali each of them have a relevance. Ganesha diya is made in the shape of the Elephant Lord Ganesha. It looks like face of elephant. The diya is lit up by pouring oil and adding cotton ....
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23245)
27 Oct 24
In Diwali there is tradition of using peacock diya in diwali. The diya is a mud light made in the shape of peacock. Peacock is the national bird of India. Oil is put and cotton strings are lit to create the diya in the evening of...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23245)
23 Oct 22
The Ganesha Diya is made in the shape of the Elephant God Lord Ganesha. Hindus worship the God. There are five different diyas together which are required to be lit during the Diwali. Oil and cotton balls are used to light them.
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23245)
19 Oct 22
Diwali is the festival of lights for the Hindus. On the day of 14 diyas the Hindus light up their houses with candles and diyas. The panchdiya is a form of 5 pradip or diya together. Oil is poured in that and there is cotton balls...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23245)
30 Oct 21
Hindu festival of diwali is a 5 day festival. The day when 14 diyas are lit called chaturdashi on that day the first diya which is lit is the conch diya. Conch is played to start any religious festival in India. The terracota...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23245)
13 Nov 20
Swasik diya is a diya used during Diwali which brings good luck. It is considered a pious symbol, a sacred symbol. The festival starts of with 14 diyas. The Hindus light them in their houses and make the place look beautiful.
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23245)
20 Dec 19
The Deepak Mahal in Ahachitragarh Fort in Nagaur is amazing. The Mahal is a place where at one point of time deepak or diya in terracota were lit. It did happen around 450 years ago when electricity was not there. Generally this...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23245)
18 Oct 17
As 14 diyas, the 2nd day of Deepawali festival, the festival of lights are celebrated by lighting 14 mud diyas, there are different types of diyas used. The panchapradip, meaning 5 diyas together, is lit having the shape of...
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