Diya (lamp)

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.

Diyas are symbolically lit during prayers, rituals, and ceremonies; they are permanent fixtures in homes and temples.

The warm, bright glow emitted from a diya is considered auspicious, regarded to represent enlightenment, prosperity, knowledge and wisdom.

Diyas represent the triumph of light over dark, good over evil with the most notable example of this being on the day of Diwali.

Diwali marks the day Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana returned home to Ayodhya after 14 years in exile, after the defeat of Ravana.