Kira Nerys prays in front of a duranja lamp.
A duranja is an oil lamp used for Bajoran prayers. A person who kept a duranja would keep its flame lit in memory of someone they knew who had died and would ask the Prophets to guide them to the Celestial Temple. A "black duranja" was also created, but instead of honoring the memory of the deceased, it was designed to "contain the power of the Pah-wraiths". (ST video game: Legends)
In 2371, Kira Nerys had a Duranja lamp lit in memory of Bareil Antos. She would later extinguish it, having moved on. (DS9 episode: "Shakaar")
In 2376, Azeni Korena travelled to the Kenda Shrine to obtain a Duranja from the Vedeks there. She later used it to pray for her grandfather, Ralanon Topa, after he died. (DS9 novel: Bajor: Fragments and Omens)
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- Duranja article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.