Bharat Deepam oil

Cold-pressed · Single-origin · Since 1965

Deepam Oil

For the brass diya, the temple, the morning prayer that has not changed.

Smoke point
N/A (non-culinary)
Press temp
< 40°C
Source
Rajasthan
Shelf life
24 months

Best for

  • Puja & temple lamps
  • Diya lighting
  • Daily aarti
  • Festive lamps

Available in

1L2L5L
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Deepam oil in the kitchen

Deepam oil is not a cooking oil. It is the oil for the lamp — for the brass diya lit at the threshold of the morning, for the temple, for the puja that asks the day to begin properly. We press it separately, in its own batch, and we bottle it apart from the kitchen oils so the two are never confused.

The blend is plant-based — sesame, gingelly, and other seed oils — formulated to burn cleanly with a steady, smokeless flame that does not soot the household’s brass. There is no animal fat in our deepam. There is no kerosene, no paraffin, no mineral oil. A clay diya needs an oil older than petroleum.

The deepam is one of the few products we make that is unchanged in form since 1965. The bottle has changed; the label has changed; the press has been rebuilt three times. The blend has not. A family lighting the lamp this morning is lighting it with the same oil their parents and grandparents used.

For households, temples, and trustees who buy in bulk for daily ritual use, we offer the 5L size and a wholesale enquiry route. Make a trade enquiry.

What's in the bottle

The short of it

  • Clean, steady flame
  • Low soot, no acrid smell
  • For puja lamps and diyas
  • Not for cooking
Deepam oil in context

The detail

Specifications

Smoke point
N/A (non-culinary)
Fat profile
Plant-based blend, no animal fat
Press temperature
< 40°C
Source
Rajasthan
Shelf life
24 months
Packaging
Food-grade PET bottle
Available sizes
1L · 2L · 5L
Deepam oil in use

From the Journal

Reading on deepam

Why a clay diya needs an old oil, not a new one
Cultural

5 min read

Why a clay diya needs an old oil, not a new one

Paraffin, kerosene, mineral oil — none of these belong in a clay lamp. The diya is older than petroleum.
The press that hasn't stopped since 1965
Heritage

6 min read

The press that hasn't stopped since 1965

Sixty years of one family pressing oil — from a shed in Bareilly in 1965 to mills in Rajasthan and Kerala today. The press is the family. The family is the press.
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Questions we are asked

What is the smoke point of Bharat deepam oil?
N/A (non-culinary). Cold-pressed oils have lower smoke points than refined oils because the volatile aromatic compounds — the very flavour you bought the oil for — have not been stripped.
Is Bharat deepam oil refined?
No. Bharat oils are cold-pressed in a wooden ghaani at temperatures below 30–40°C. There is no refining step, no solvent extraction, no deodorisation. The seed goes in, the oil comes out, nothing else.
Where can I buy this oil?
In the UAE, order on Amazon.ae. In India, WhatsApp the press directly or look for Bharat Oils at your local kirana. For hospitality and distribution enquiries, see our Trade page.