Hindu Rituals 22
Today I come to the last Of "The Hindu Rituals". Thus ends a rather long series of posts by me. I may have bored many of you,Got on many persons nerves, but I am sure there were a few of you who patiently waited for and looked forward to this posts of mine. Thank you one and all for suffering this. :) For the time being I am taking a break from blogging for some time now. If any of you have any suggestions on what topics I should write blogs , your suggestions in the form of comments are welcome. You may also discuss amongst yourselves in the WhatsApp group and decide/vote on a topic of common interest. 22. Why do we do aarti? Towards the end of every ritualistic worship (pooja or bhajan) of the Lord or to welcome an honored guest or saint, we perform the aarti. This is always accompanied by the ringing of the bell and sometimes by singing, playing of musical instruments and clapping. It is one of the sixteen steps (shodasha upachaara) of the pooja