aarti

British

/ ˈɑːtɪ /

noun

a Hindu ceremony in which lights with wicks soaked in ghee are lit and offered up to one or more deities

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Etymology

Origin of aarti

C21: Hindi

Example Sentences

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The night was started by Aarti Joshi, Pam Scobbie and Lee Beattie two decades ago, when the trio were all working for the Burt Greener PR agency.

From BBC

"We had DJed at the Born to Be Wide music seminar in Edinburgh and we had never DJed before, " recalls Aarti, the only remaining original member.

From BBC

"Every song should make you make to dance," says Aarti.

From BBC

Aarti took time away after being diagnosed with Crohn's disease, and the coronavirus pandemic dealt the nightlife scene a blow it is struggling to recover from.

From BBC

“I loved this show because it reminded me of why I fell in love with cooking in the first place,” wrote Aarti Sequeira, Season 6 winner of “The Next Food Network Star,” “lots of voices and hands working together in a kitchen with equal servings of love and sass!!!!”

From Los Angeles Times

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