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Why do we light a lamp or diya?

In almost every Indian home a lamp is lit daily before the altar of the Lord. In some houses, it is lit at dawn, in some, twice a day – at dawn and dusk – and in a few, it is maintained continuously - Akhanda Deepa. All auspicious functions…