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  dipa

 

Malaysia

Dipa is the Sanskrit name for an oil lamp, especially small clay oil lamps (fig.), which are widely used in Hindu temples. They are often used together or in combination (fig.) with larger, ornamental oil lamps made of brass, as the one seen here.