Thattu Vilakku are very beautiful oil lamps used in temples and can have an artistically designed top (Lion in this case). The lamp itself would appear to be mounted on top of a tortoise.

THE Setia Alam Sri Mettu Maha Mariamman temple in Selangor has raised about RM100,000 for its building fund through a special nei vilakku (oil lamp) festival, Makkal Osai reported.

TWO majestic kuthu vilakku (oil lamps) have lent an air of festivity to the Komtar concourse area in front of Maybank in Lebuh Teik Soon. The giant oil lamps, made of styrofoam and standing at 3 ...

Gone are the days when Kathakali was performed by relying solely on the oil lamp, Kali Vilakku in Malayalam, placed at the front end of the stage. About a metre tall, the lamp can brighten the ...

Antique collectors oil lamps on display at The Purple Turtles in Hyderabad . January 21, 2025 e-Paper. ... where one can see lamps such as Ravana Vilakku, Rooster Pahana and Nila Vilaku.

Karthigai Deepam, the most ancient festival of Tamils, is incomplete without the lighting of ‘agal vilakku’ (oil-filled clay lamps). But in Trichy, the lamps light up the lives of many special ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Deepavali, derived from the Tamil words ‘Deepam’ (oil lamp) and ‘Awali’ (array), celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, rooted in rituals that highlight gratitude ...

CHOTTANIKKARA: Thrikarthika vilakku was celebrated at the Chottanikkara Devi temple near here on Friday with divine processions and rituals. Mulankunnathukavu Bhaskara Kurup ...

TRICHY: Karthigai Deepam, the most ancient festival of Tamils, is incomplete without the lighting of ‘agal vilakku’ (oil-filled clay lamps).