Lighting a lamp

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  1. Mar 29, 2009 #31
    roopanair123

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    hi kanaka

    that was really a great piece of information.....thanks for sharing :thumbsup
     
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    I have been lighting the lamp with Kamakshi vilakku which has provision only for 1 wick. I do not follow a particular time to light the lamp.It is very inconvenient for me to follow a specific time daily basis since i don`t have a separate pooja room.It is attached to my kitchen.So when the cook & the maid are working there,i cannot do my pooja.
    But once i have a bath,i light the lamp & do pooja.Chanting particular shlokas are done in a different room also.
    In my mind,i do not feel anything wrong with that.
    If God wanted me to do prayers in front of the altar,i would have had a separate alter!:)
     
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    very useful information kanaka. Thanks for sharing. :cheers
     
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    DEar kanaka,

    you have given a useful information about lighting pooja lamp.to pour ghee in lamp is good.once we finish pooja, my mother used milk on both sides of lamp to complete .anyhow nice writeup.
     
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    Thanks a lot. I was not aware of that.
     
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    hi there, I also light my lamps using thill(sesame) oil but i make my own lamp using a lime. This is a special offering done for Lord Sabershwara and and Sri Prathyangira Devi... This has really brought about positive changes in my life..........:)
     
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    very informative..nice to read the different views..
     
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    chitravishy

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    Hi,
    One more fact about lighting the lamp:

    Preferable use a new wick or thiri for each day. Wipe the blackend end of the lamp with a tissue paper. This way the lamp lit will literally glow like a pearl and will glow for a long time.

    Also you can chant deepa sthothram or vilakke thiru vilakke while lighting the lamp.
    Chitravishy
     
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    Hi,
    It is nice to hear that u had some positive changes inn ur life . so daily u will use lime only is it ?

    Priya
     
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    Dear Priya,

    Very good information, as far as I know lime lamp is used for Durga Devi during raghu kalam I have seen this in all temples. New information, you have given, can you be more specific like for Sarabeshwarar which day and time suitable and for Prathingara Devi,


    Regards,


    Bhuvan
     
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