As these five flames loom up with
red-yellow light, the famous South Indian festival of Karthigai Deepam
officially begins. A single flame is then taken from the pots and kept burning
in the Temple throughout the day as a symbol of the merging of manifestation
back into God, the one source of all. This single flame is referred to as the
Bharani Deepam.
Significance:
"There is immense significance in this ceremony called Bharani
Deepam. At this time, the Universal Lord manifests as the five elements, which
will later fully merge to become one when the Krittika Deepam flame is lit in
the evening. From one to many and many to one. This is the whole essence of
Saivism and the meaning of Krittika Deepam."
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