The lamp should be lit both at dawn and dusk.
Preferable that a Lamp with five faces are used and all the five wicks are lit.
A lamp with a single wick should be used.
Of late I have noticed the tendency of lighting two wicks.
This is not the tradition.
Generally lighting or doing anything in even number is considered inauspicious.
Two always denotes conflict and resultant choice making makes life difficult.
Where as One signifies the ultimate Reality Brahman and Five, the Panchabutas nad Five Tanmatras.
If a single wick is lit, it should face either the East or North.![]()
