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Why the Yama Deepam is lit apart from Diwali lamps
The Yama Deepam is lit separately on Dhanteras as an offering to Yamadev, the Hindu god of death. The Skanda Purana says this lamp donation is believed to protect worshippers from untimely death during Diwali.
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