A new six-foot-tall brass lamp that will remain lit through the year has been donated to the Meenakshi Amman temple in Tamil Nadu's Madurai city.
Rajan Nediyi Idathu, a metal caster from Alappuzha in Kerala, produced the lamp, which weighs 227 kg and costs Rs. 80,000. It was donated to the temple on New Year day.
Temple authorities say the lamp would burn continuously throughout the year, using only clarified butter. Devotees are being requested not to add camphor or oil to the lamp.
Temple officials hope the lamp would
be an added attraction at the annual temple tank festival that is held
every January.