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May 5, 2021

Church Edifice, Altar Materials

OIL LAMPS – Nilavilakku / Thookkuvilakku

Light signifies the presence of God, Who is light, Himself. Churches, traditionally has an oil lighted lamp in the center of Nave. The most frequent images of lamps in the Bible relate to worship. The lamps on the seven-branched lamp stand in the tabernacle were to be constantly lit (Exodus Read more

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