What is the best way to lighten deepam in Western Countries???

Hi vandana, the best way to avoid black mark is, slick a sliver foil sheet above the place where you are lighting the lamp.you can also use the sliver foil sheet in the place where you keep agarbathie.

 

:welcome Sister Vandhanasrinivas to IL family

I guess through your post that you are using Thread wicks which burns quite high and blackening the wall and ceiling surface (may be the shelf) IMO you should be using cotton wicks which will not burn so high, and also

Keep the flame less, the wick thin.

Never have fans/air circulated in the area of Pooja Mandhir (at least for the time your Lamp is lit)

As I have visualized from your post, I have mentioned what I feel, if you add more about the type of the lamp, the wick used, the duration of the lamp burning, oil used, I can understand the scenario better, will try to help

Yes it not the Western Country, anywhere for that matter it is not advisable to have the Black soothening the adjacent wall. It not only makes the place shabby, involves cleaning (time/Money) the main thing it is not divine too.

May Baba guide you always, SAIRAM

 

Silver foil is the best option.. else you can try good old "oil lamps"

 

if you are not very strict about it being a deepam only, I would suggest using white tea lights..I use them and they are extremely safe...no blackening and it is still a flame which i think is all that matters

 

I had the exact same problem as you so totally understand where u coming from, my mil was advised by a priest that instead of using cotton wool use the holy red mauli Dhaga...use a brass diya lamp with the stick in the middle and the stick should have a hole where u can insert the mauli. (Am not sure what they are called but easily available in Leicester ) My mum also does this and leave the diya lighting for a long time without the problem of the blackening of walls. Hope this helps

 

Sister VandanaSrinivas,

I am also using this lamp at one of the shelf where I have a statue of Lord Kubera, except that it also has a base while yours looks circular bottomed.

I still feel your wick is the problem, please check my thread above, as my lamp has never got blackened itself or on the wall.

May Baba guide you always. SAIRAM

 

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Do you get lanterns in your place?You can keep this inside that,so that it would be neatly covered.A lantern with couple of openings and door with latch to keep the lamp inside.In India we get such glass lanterns to keep lamps inside.