Definitions for "Diya"
Keywords:  diwali, hindu, festival, lit, pradeep
small clay oil lamp.
a small terra cotta oil lamp used throughout India in Hindu ceremonies
oil lamp typically lit in front of a Hindu deity and during celebration of Diwali festival.
paying group A group of men linked by lineage and a contractual agreement to support one another, especially in regard to compensation for injuries and death against fellow members
a specified amount of money or goods due in cases of homicide or other injuries to physical health unjustly committed upon the person of another; it is the substitute for the law of private vengeance, qisas