Types Of Vilakku (Lights / Deepam) - Significance And Types - Overview | Vilakku Used In Hindu Functions And Their Significance

Kamatchi Vilakku / Kamakshi lamp

Kamatchi Vilakku is a divine lamp used in Hinduism. It should be a household lamp. Before the ritual, the lamp was decorated with flowers and other sacred things. In many families for generations, preserve it like precious ornaments in their home.
Some still keeps the light of  Kamatchi Lamp burning immortal which lit by their ancestors . During house warming functions, festivals, rituals and any kind of ceremonies the light which was carried divine by the people is the one and only Kamatchi Vilakku (lamp).
In any auspicious days and functions, the presence of Kamatchi Amman Vilaku is inevitable.

Kuthu Vilakku (Lamp)

Kuthu vilakku, like kamatchi amman Vilakku, glorifies people's house eternally for generations.  The lamp which stands vertically (Kuthu - Vertically Straight In Tamil), hence it is called as Kuthu Vilakku.

If Aintumukak Kuthu Vilakku (Five Face Kuthu Vilakku ( Lamp ) was lit in the Pooja room happiness and prosperity will spread in that place. These divine lamps are available in market with the most beautiful art techniques.

Paavai Vilakku (Paavai - Women)

A woman looks like carrying a lamp is considered as Paavai Vilakku. This type of lamp is used in front of God to make way for light.

There are also Sixteen Types Of Deepams used in Hinduism.

Types Of Lamps For God / Types Of Vilakku

Vaada Vilakku
Odhimathooku Vilakku
Thoondamani Vilakku
Odhima Nandha Vilakku
Koondu ( Cage )Vilakku
Pura (Pigeon) Vilakku
Nandha Vilakku
Sangili Thooku Vilakku
KilithookuVilakku.

Nine Types Of Lamps (Vilakku) Used In Poojas / Pujas / Pooja Lamps Types

• Sarvaratcha Deepam
• Sabutha Deepam
• Pissaaja Deepam
• Kinnara Deepam
• Kimburu Deepam
• Kananaayaga Deepam
• Vidhaygara Deepam
• Kandharva Deepam
• Piraaga Deepam.

Types Of Temple Lamps (Kovil Vilakku)

• Sara Vilakku
• Nilai Vilakku
• Kilithattu Vilakku.

Seven Types Of Kai Vilakku (Hand Lamps)

• Gajalashmi lamp, 
• Thirumal lamp, 
• Lotus lamp, 
• Crossed Lamps, 
• Sammanasu lamp, 
• Ganapathi lamp,
• Kai Vilakku.

There are four types of Tikpalar Lamps (Vilakku) and Eight types of Ashtakaja Lamps are also there.