The ghee soaked lighted wicks / camphor burns itself out completely but emits a fragrance on the place of aarti.Hand movements over the flame generate a faith that the blessing of God is always with us.It reminds the selfless love towards God and to every living being by chanting the mantras and praising God, the creator of the world.Just as the small lighted lamp chases away the darkness of that place. Aarti serves as a reminder to stay vigilant so that the worldly thoughts, achievements, and desires cannot overcome the mind.So, the aarti is connected to all Hindu rituals, and it has profound spiritual sentiments underlying it. This is true that praising God with your deepest faith will make you have your wishes fulfilled. Since ages, according to the guidelines of “Sanatan Dharma”, mortals have been following many rituals like “Home”, “Yajna”, “pooja” in search of peace and wellbeing. The custom of aarti acts as a total surrender to God to overcome any worldly desire or misery. Significance:Waving of lighted lamps before an idol with Bhajana (Prayer) is called Aarti. The priest also rings a small hand-bell with his left hand while chanting the prayer and waving the wicks with his right hand. It is believed that the flames of the aarti purifies the gross and subtle bodies and energises for a faster spiritual evolution.Īlmost all temples or Hindu shrines in India perform aarti with a joyful meditative song or a prayer with an accompaniment of musical instruments, like dhol (drums), bells, veena, table, and a conch-shell, etc. Bow down with reverence (total surrender).Īfter the Aarti is completed, the lighted wicks are passed around the congregation to move their hand over the lamp and then over their head and face to receive the blessings infused within the flames.
Offerings of fruits, leaves, and flowers.Important factors to follow while doing the Aarti: Some devotees use camphor instead of wicks or a lamp. It involves waving 3/5/7 odd numbers of ghee-soaked lighted wicks from the head to toe of the Deity’s while chanting Vedic mantras or singing a prayer or a hymn. The ‘ceremony of light’ or the aarti is mostly performed by sadhus (Hindu monks) and pujaris (attendants to the Deities) in the temple and by the devotees at their homes. It is a hymn or a song in praise to God as well as to illuminate our mind from worldly thoughts. It is performed to rectify any mistakes made during the whole process, to please the Celestial God, and to take divine blessings from God. Practice: In general, Aarti is performed at the end of the prayers or auspicious rituals. Every evening thousands of Hindu devotees gathers on the bank of this holy river to participate in the aarti ceremony and to take blessings of Goddess Ganga. Participating in the 1000 years old Ganga aarati at Varanasi, Haridwar, and Rishikesh is a splendid experience. The holy river Ganga (giver of life, purity, bliss and liberation in Her waters) is truly a Divine Mother for millions of Indian and the Ganga Aarti /divine light ceremony which is filled with bhajans. It is sung and performed with a deep sense of gratitude and love. The aarti ceremony is said to have descended from the ancient Vedic period which means “Aart- Nivaran” means the removal of sorrows or “Aa + rati” meaning complete love towards God. It is a prayerful ceremony performed to please the Divine Lord after finishing the prayers or auspicious rituals.
The “Aarti” is one of the most important Hindu religious rituals of worship.
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