Designer Diya it the auspicious way by filling it with oil and placing a cotton string or place a tea-light inside. You can light this earthen diya tea-light in whichever way you find convenient. These are symbolically lit during prayers, rituals and ceremonies; these are permanent fixtures in homes and temples. The warm, bright glow emitted from this diya is considered auspicious.

It represents enlightenment, prosperity, knowledge and wisdom. These diyas symbolise goodness and purity, and lighting them denotes dispelling darkness and going into light. These diyas represent the triumph of light over dark, good over evil with the most notable example of this being on the day of diwali.