Sentences with phrase «small oil lamp»

; a small oil lamp that was my mothers; as well as the «God Bless Our Home» stitchery that I made for her home, which now hangs in mine; a pair of salt and pepper shakers from the World's Fair in Chicago that my parents when to; and photos — LOTS of old family photos, some of grandparents I never knew; and many old books, some of which were loved by my parents, and some of which I read and passed on to my family.

The word Diwali itself means «festival of lamps», because houses and public spaces are decorated with scores of small oil lamps in honor of the goddess Lakshmi, to whom Hindus pray to for success and wealth.

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A non-Orthodox Christian is also said to examine the edicule (a small structure surrounding the tomb) to make sure no oil lamps have been left burning inside that the patriarch could use to light his candles.

These small clay oil lamps are known as diyas.

I picked up a newly made Game Boy game by a small Swedish developer crew called Team Lamp Oil.

Schlesinger transforms things in a playful and witty way, sometimes with an air of danger but above all in a poetic fashion to create lyrical sculptures and objects: a lighter becomes a burning oil lamp; two bent pencils in conjoined existence; or small flames emerge from bicycle valves.

spelling) being naked inside with a small whale oil lamp for heating in the middle of subzero arctic temperatures.