Uganda, May 22 -- Imagine a candle-lit dinner, surrounded by your favourite people and candles you do not have to keep replacing or worrying about them starting a fire. That is what battery-powered candles offer.

Thanks to advancements in technology, battery-powered candles nowadays look so much like the classic candle that it is difficult to tell them apart. Flameless candles have become increasingly popular because they are safe and clean.

They come in varying sizes, colours and brightness so that one can choose how bright and with what intensity it should burn. Many models are also waterproof and windproof, which makes them ideal for outdoor use. Depending on the candle's features, it can be set to look as if its light is flickering....