Description

Mahua oil, known in Tamil as Iluppai Ennai, has been used for generations to light lamps in homes and temples. A lamp of Mahua oil is considered especially auspicious for prayer, and it burns with a steady, long-lasting flame that keeps your pooja space calm and bright.

Benefits

• Steady, long-lasting flame: Burns evenly and stays lit through longer prayers.
• Auspicious for Pradosham pooja: Traditionally preferred for lighting lamps to Lord Shiva on Pradosham days.
• Traditional lamp oil: Used in temples and homes for deepa aradhana for generations.
• Welcoming atmosphere: A lit lamp symbolises light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance, and it helps create a peaceful, prayerful mood at home.
• Linked with prosperity and peace: In tradition, lighting a Mahua oil lamp is believed to attract positive energy, prosperity, and blessings.
• Ideal for daily and special pooja: Suitable for daily lamps, Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Karthigai Deepam, and other festivals.

How to use

Fill an agal or deepam lamp with Mahua Oil, add a fresh cotton wick, and light it during your prayers. Many devotees light the lamp while chanting the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra or Shiva mantras.

Storage

Store in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight and out of children’s reach.

For lamp use only. Not for consumption.