It is sometimes performed one to five times daily, and usually at the end of a puja and bhajan session (in northern India). The word may also refer to the traditional Hindu devotional song that is sung during the ritual.ДЄrti can be simple to extravagant, but always includes jyot (flame or light). Thus, one's entire existence and all facets of material creation are symbolically offered to the Lord via the arti ceremony. The incense represents a purified state of mind, and one's 'intelligence' is offered through the adherence to rules of timing and order of offerings. In the traditional arti ceremony, the flower represents the earth (solidity), the water and accompanying handkerchief correspond with the water element (liquidity), the ghee or oil lamp represents the fire component (heat), the peacock fan conveys the precious quality of air (movement), and the yak-tail fan represents the subtle form of ether (space). ДЄrti is said to have descended from the Vedic concept of fire rituals, or homa. A Marathi language reference says it is also known as MahДЃnД«rДЃГ±janДЃ ( Sanskrit: а¤®а¤№а¤ѕа¤ЁаҐЂа¤°а¤ѕа¤ћаҐЌа¤ња¤Ёа¤ѕ). (This ceremony answers to lustration or sprinkling with holy water.)ДЄnother etymology is Arti is derived from the Sanskrit word а¤†а¤°а¤ѕа¤¤аҐЌа¤°а¤їа¤• ( ДЃrДЃtrika) which means something that removes rДЃtrД«, darkness (or light waved in darkness before an icon). An oblation or wave offering, an offering of lights or of water, turmeric and chunam waved over a deity or over any individual to take off the supposed ill effects of the evil looks. Arti is derived from the Telugu word а°†а°°а°¤а°ї.

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