Waving of lamp or Diya before the murti or the image of deity is an indispensable aspect of the worship and prayer in Hinduism. The circling of light (diya) ritual is known as Dipa, Arati, Aratika or Niranjana. It is performed usually at the end of a Hindu puja. For the ritualistic circling a lamp with one, three, five or seven wicks dipped in clarified butter or oil is used. Some people prefer to use camphor (Karpura). Symbolically, the person who performs the circling of Diya and the people who witness is believed to conquer ignorance and burn up all the sins performed. The waving of the lamp is also recognition of the fact that whatever is born perishes and is later born again. This wheel of life and death has been going on perpetually from time immemorial like the cycle of sunrise and sunset. We pray to the deity to save us from this cycle. Lucky are those that are able to attain Moksha and merge with the Supreme Truth (Brahman). The sole aim of human being is to att