ஆரத்தி

āratti   * n. ā-rati. 1. One ofsixteen acts of worship, consisting in the wavingof a light or lighted camphor before an idol;தீபாராதனை. 2. The waving of light, or watermixed with saffron, or saffron-coloured food-balls, before important personages such as anewly wedded couple, a ruler, or a spiritualhead, in processions or on other auspiciousoccasions; ஆலத்தி