Also on sale: trio of BLT votive candles, each smelling of one of the constituent parts.

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Four years ago, he invested in a company called Glassybaby that blows handmade glass cups to hold votive candles.

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In addition to the problem of fading devotion, electric lamps have replaced votive candles in many churches and memorial candles in many cemeteries.

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But in the darkened chapel it was so silent he could hear the faint sweet sibilance as knuckling flames consumed the wicks of the votive candles.

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He learned, for example, than when tables for two are set with small votive candles, "it makes you want to lean in and talk softly, " he said.

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For example, returning from dinner one night, we found a stainless steel thermos of herbal tea waiting for us, and the bath softly illuminated by scented votive candles.

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In addition to these, the grandest of liturgical candles, Italian producers have long profited from the brisk trade in altar candles, votive candles and memorial candles to be placed on graves.

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For visitors interested in religion and architecture, she might craft an itinerary to Agra via the spiritual center of Varanasi to witness the ceremony of lighting votive lamps on the Ganges, and Khajuraho, known for its intricate temples.

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You learn tricks like putting a little water at the bottom of a votive holder to pop the candles out at the end of the evening, or pouring out all the liquid when clearing champagne flutes so you can lay them on their side on the clearing tray (drastically reducing the risk of breaking them as they all topple over).

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