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Aarti

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Noun
  1. 1
    A particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified butter. Hinduism, countable, uncountable

    "There is no priest, only an enthusiastic local who leads the aarti by striking a steel plate with a spoon, the lyrics a mash of Hindi and Sanskrit, the lack of melody made up for by gusto."

Etymology

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

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