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aarti

noun
1
A Hindu ritual of worship in which a small flame, often from a lamp fed with clarified butter, is offered to a deity.
"The family gathered each evening to perform aarti before the household shrine."

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In plain EnglishA Hindu prayer ceremony involving offering a lit flame to a god or goddess.

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aartis plural

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The family gathered each evening to perform _____ before the household shrine.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi आरती (ārtī), from Sanskrit आरात्रिक (ārātrika).

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