Guest guest Posted August 17, 2001 Report Share Posted August 17, 2001 Arati is singing forth the devotional songs along with waving of lights before the sacred images. Lights here means candles or incense. Vivekananda Centre [vivekananda] Friday, August 17, 2001 12:08 AM Ramakrishna ; michael.sabani; Self Knowledge List [ramakrishna] Re: Question - " Swaminathan Venkataraman " <nachiketas > This mail came to another mailing list. Can members please respond directly > to the person since I am not sure if he is still a member of our group? > > Swami > > >michael.sabani > > > > > >Hello, > > > could someone answer a question for me that I haven't been > >able to find an answer to? > >What is arati? > > > >Michael Sabani > > Dear Michael The GCSE Hinduism syllabus requires learning about Aarti.. It is a religious ceremony sometimes called the welcoming ceremony, sometimes called the invocation ceremony. It is conducted using a lamp with five wicks (to represent the five elements) which is gently waved in a clockwise direction in front of the deity. Hope this helps regards jay Vivekananda Centre London Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah Vivekananda Centre London http://www.vivekananda.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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