Kandeel
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kandeel-202-12374340
title:
Kandeel
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A kindeel is a lantern with a wooden framework and covered in coloured cloth or papers. These lanterns are generally hung in front of homes during the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali. Kandeel in Sanskrit is known asakasha deepa, 'akash diwa', and in Kannada, Goodu Deepa, or Nakshatra Gudu.
Hindus in earlier days set kindeels afloat high, a gesture to invite the spirits of their ancestors moving around to come back home and be with them during the festival time; hence the name akasha deepa or Ak
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Lantern featured in Diwali
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandeel
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2024-04-06T00:27:51Z
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