(Kuthu Vilukku is a five
faced lamp used in homes of Hindu in India, lighted with a cotton thread
immersed in Ghee or oil)
It is meant that, lighting the five faces of a Kuthu Vilukku
assures the five important virtues, a girl should possess.
You are thinking, what is the link between a girl and Kuthu
Vilakku, is it not?
The lotus like base of the Kuthu Vilakku indicates Bramma,
the God of Creation.
The centre stem in Kuthu Vilakku indicates Vishnu, the God
of Sustaining the creation.
The lamp portion called “Akal”, where ghee is burning,
indicates Shiva, the God of Destroying the creation.
The Cotton Thread indicates Sacrifice, the Lamp indicates Thiru
Makal, the God of Wealth & Prosperity and the light indicates Kalai Makal,
the God of Art & Knowledge.
The five faces in Kuthu Vilakku indicates the five important
virtues Love, Knowledge, Firmness, Steadiness and Patience, a girl should have.
Because of this only, a girl is first asked to light Kuthu Vilakku,
when she visits her husband’s house for the first time after marriage, to
spread light to the entire house through the lamp.
-Tamilan
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