Pancha Deepam Oil (Pooja Lamp Oil)
🪔 Cold-Pressed | With Cow Ghee
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Five sacred offerings, one steady flame, for the lamp you light every day.
PremaNature Pancha Deepam Oil is our own take on the five lamp oils of the pancha deepa ennai tradition: cold-pressed sesame (gingelly / nallennai), coconut, mahua (iluppai ennai) and castor oils with pure cow ghee, finished with a touch of patchouli essential oil for a soft, earthy fragrance as it burns.
The five traditional lamp oils
Many families light the deepam with these five, each traditionally associated with its own quality of prayer:
- Sesame (nallennai): the everyday lamp oil, traditionally linked with Saturn and the removal of obstacles.
- Cow ghee (pasu ney): the most auspicious offering, associated with grace and peace.
- Mahua (iluppai ennai): a favourite in Tamil homes, traditionally offered to Lord Shiva.
- Castor (vilakkennai, "lamp oil" in Tamil): a thick, slow oil for a steady flame, associated with family harmony.
- Coconut: associated with clarity and peace. Some households use neem oil in its place.
Our blend uses coconut alongside the other four. These are traditional associations, not promises of any result.
Cold-pressed and unrefined, then blended and bottled at our ashram. No paraffin, no liquid mineral oil, no rice-bran filler and no synthetic perfume. Use it in clay diyas and agal vilakku, brass kuthuvilakku, kamakshi vilakku and akhand deepam, for daily sandhya deepam and for festival nights like Deepavali and Karthigai Deepam, when every lamp in the house is lit.
Stocking up for the festivals? Choose 2 Litres: two bottles for ₹1,099 instead of ₹1,198.
Need wicks and lamps too? The Deepam Kit has the oil, 100 cotton wicks and 24 Panchagavya lamps together for ₹799.
1 litre or 2 litres | Cold-pressed sesame, coconut, mahua & castor oils with cow ghee and patchouli | Ashram-made | For lamp lighting only, not for cooking or skin use
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- Cold-pressed oils and pure cow ghee, nothing else
- Blended and bottled at our ashram
- WFTO Guaranteed Fair Trade member
- Supporting Women Empowerment
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What is Pancha Deepam oil?
Pancha Deepam (pancha deepa ennai) means "five lamp oils": the traditional set of sesame (gingelly), coconut, mahua (iluppai), castor and cow ghee used to light the vilakku. Each is offered for its own blessing. Our blend is built on this tradition and adds a touch of patchouli essential oil for a soft, earthy fragrance.
Why these five?
Each of the five has its own place in lamp-lighting tradition, from sesame as the everyday oil to ghee as the most auspicious offering. See "The five traditional lamp oils" in the description above. Castor and mahua are thicker oils, traditionally chosen for a slow, steady flame.
Which oils should not be used for the deepam?
Many households avoid groundnut, sunflower and palm oil for the deepam (mustard oil is customary in parts of North India). Paraffin, liquid mineral oil and refined blends are also best kept out of a pooja lamp. Pancha Deepam Oil contains none of these: only cold-pressed sesame, coconut, mahua and castor oils, pure cow ghee and a touch of patchouli.
Is it cold-pressed? Does it contain paraffin or synthetic fragrance?
The sesame, coconut, mahua and castor oils are cold-pressed, which keeps them unrefined and free of chemical solvents, and the ghee is pure cow ghee. There is no paraffin, liquid mineral oil, rice-bran filler or synthetic perfume; the fragrance comes only from patchouli essential oil. The blend is made and bottled at our ashram.
Which lamps can I use it in?
Any oil lamp: clay agal vilakku and diyas, brass kuthuvilakku, kamakshi vilakku, akhand diyas and Panchagavya lamps. Use a cotton wick and top up the oil before it runs low.
Why does the oil look cloudy or thick in cool weather?
Cow ghee and coconut oil both thicken when it is cold, so in winter the oil may turn cloudy or leave a soft layer at the bottom. This is natural and a sign there are no additives. Warm the capped bottle in lukewarm water and shake gently before use. Store tightly closed, away from direct sun and open flame.
Is there a prayer for lighting the lamp?
Many families say this verse as they light the deepam:
दीपज्योतिः परब्रह्म दीपज्योतिर्जनार्दनः।
दीपो हरतु मे पापं दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तु ते॥
Deepajyotih Parabrahma, Deepajyotir Janardanah;
Deepo Haratu Me Papam, Deepajyotir Namostute.
Meaning: the light of the lamp is the Supreme; may it remove all darkness. I bow to the light of the lamp.