5 Sacred Ways Til Oil Is Used Beyond the Kitchen

For Lighting Diyas During Pooja

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Used in Abhishek Rituals

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Part of Shraddha and Ancestral Offerings

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Purification Before Sacred Acts

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Offering Through Sacred Flame

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