Diyas represent the triumph of light over dark, good over evil with the most notable example of this being on the day of Diwali.

Diyas symbolise goodness and purity, and lighting them denotes dispelling darkness and going into light. And since Deepavali is celebrated on the new moon day, a time of darkness everywhere; light these lamps are a means to get rid of darkness.

By lighting a lamp in front of your deity at home, you remind yourself that truth is where God is and light is where knowledge is. The wick used in the lamp represents our ego while the oil symbolises the impurities in our mind

What is mean by diya decoration?

Diwali is the festival of lights and sweetness. ... Diya can be defined as a small earthen lamp that is specially lit on diwali for puja and decoration purposes. A cotton wick is used in diyas, and oil or ghee serves as the burning fuel. Diyas are plain and coloured, big and small, simple and fancy, and so.

When we light the oil lamp, the oil is continuously supplied to the wick by the action of capillarity. ... Telang said, “Earth element is represented by the diya, oil and cotton wick. Fire is the light itself. Sky element is light around the flame, which is space around earth.