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  • Who can forget Mere paas na apane baap-dada ki daulat ki nahi ek pai hai aur nahi mujhe chahiye, mere paas agar kuch hain to apane maa ka diya hua aashirwaad, or Main panch lakh ka sauda karne aaya hoon aur mere jeb mein panch photi kaudi bhi nahi hai or Aaj aapke paas aapki sari daulat sahi, lekin aap se bada gareeb maine zindagi mein nahin dekha and many more.

    Trishul 2007

  • Kemudian, diya akan ke K. L untuk temankan ayah buat pemeriksaan di HUKM.

    KLuBBKiDD'S RaVe 2008

  • However, this was not an oversight, and the President lit the traditional "diya" or oil lamp for Diwali at the White House yesterday before embarking on this trip.

    Georges Ugeux: Barack Obama Visits Mumbai...on Diwali! Georges Ugeux 2010

  • However, this was not an oversight, and the President lit the traditional "diya" or oil lamp for Diwali at the White House yesterday before embarking on this trip.

    Georges Ugeux: Barack Obama Visits Mumbai...on Diwali! Georges Ugeux 2010

  • However, this was not an oversight, and the President lit the traditional "diya" or oil lamp for Diwali at the White House yesterday before embarking on this trip.

    Georges Ugeux: Barack Obama Visits Mumbai...on Diwali! Georges Ugeux 2010

  • However, this was not an oversight, and the President lit the traditional "diya" or oil lamp for Diwali at the White House yesterday before embarking on this trip.

    Georges Ugeux: Barack Obama Visits Mumbai...on Diwali! Georges Ugeux 2010

  • However, this was not an oversight, and the President lit the traditional "diya" or oil lamp for Diwali at the White House yesterday before embarking on this trip.

    Georges Ugeux: Barack Obama Visits Mumbai...on Diwali! Georges Ugeux 2010

  • However, this was not an oversight, and the President lit the traditional "diya" or oil lamp for Diwali at the White House yesterday before embarking on this trip.

    Georges Ugeux: Barack Obama Visits Mumbai...on Diwali! Georges Ugeux 2010

  • However, this was not an oversight, and the President lit the traditional "diya" or oil lamp for Diwali at the White House yesterday before embarking on this trip.

    Georges Ugeux: Barack Obama Visits Mumbai...on Diwali! Georges Ugeux 2010

  • However, this was not an oversight, and the President lit the traditional "diya" or oil lamp for Diwali at the White House yesterday before embarking on this trip.

    Georges Ugeux: Barack Obama Visits Mumbai...on Diwali! Georges Ugeux 2010

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  • a small candle, lit during ceremonies or rituals. It's a metaphor for love in a similar way that "flame" is in English; you can "keep the candle lit" for Thingummy

    June 25, 2009

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diya_%28light%29

    A diya, divaa, deepam, or deepak is a lamp made usually of clay, with wick made of cotton and dipped in ghee or vegetable oils.

    Clay diyas are temporary and are used for special occasions, while diyas made of brass are permanent fixtures in homes and temples. Diyas are native to India, and are often used in Hindu, Sikh, and Jain religious festivals such as Diwali. A similar lamp called a butter lamp is similarly used in Tibetan Buddhist offerings.

    May 9, 2010