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Sri Lankan Traditional Brass Hanging Oil Lamp (3.5" Height) LK69000000 "numberOfPages": 160Oil lamps have a significant role in the Hindu religion and are found both at home and in Hindu temples. Single wick lamps, such as this, are commonly used for puja (worship) in the family home. Every morning these lamps are lit using ghee, or oil, and a cotton wick, in the belief that the illumination from the lamp removes darkness and ignorance and in burning upwards the light reflects the attainment of knowledge. The light from the flame also