Shej Aarti Telugu

Aarthi is one of the form of worshipping God/Guru, in whichthe devotees stand calm facing the image of a deity or saint or, the personage(‘living idol’) of an glorious saint singing devotional songs in unison.Normally, the singing is accompanied by musical instruments. The object ofworship (IDOL/PHOTO/SAINT) is devotedly decorated with dresses /flowers /garlands, aromatic incense and dhoop. While the devotees sing, either anofficial priest or a devotee revolves clockwise, (usually) a fivefold oil lamp– consisting of five oil – traylets -round the object of adoration. Such aperformance of aarthi with a fivefold oil-lamp is called Panchaarathi.

A lamp with wicks burning clarified butter (ghee) is mostpreferred. After the devotional aarthi is sung, the deepa of the aarti-lamp isoffered to the devotees, who pass their hands by turns over the sacred flameand quickly draw them to their faces and heads as a gesture of drawing ontothemselves the auspicious energy emanating from ‘the Diya/Aarthi’

The following Aarthi’s are performed in Shirdi Sai baba temples, which all commenced during Baba’s days.

KAKAD AARTHI – Sunrise

MADYAAN AARTHI – Noon

DHOOP AARTHI – Sunset

SHEJ AARTHI – 10.30pm