Thursday, September 1, 2011

Thursday Challenge - Fire & CDP theme - Perspective


All fired up for the aarti - A religious Perspective!

Aarti (Hindi आरती), also spelled arathi, aarthi (from the Sanskrit term Aaraatrik) is a Hindu religious ritual of worship, a form of puja, in which light from wicks soaked in ghee (purified butter) or camphor is offered to one or more deities. Aartis also refer to the songs sung in praise of the deity, when offering of lamps is being offered.

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37 comments:

  1. Kavita SahariaSeptember 1, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    Beautiful.Wish you A Happy Ganesh Chaturthi ,

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  2. Saru SinghalSeptember 1, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to you and your family...And, beautiful shot...

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  3. Sylvia KSeptember 1, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    How beautiful, Deepak!! Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!!

    Sylvia

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  4. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    Beautiful image and words Deepak, the candle reflections look warm and glowing on the polished silver.

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  5. Leif HagenSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:06 AM

    A brightly shining perspective! Perfect for theme day!
    Come see the Indian dancers on my blog today....

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  6. PradeepaSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    Happy Ganesh Chaturthi. They look so cheerful.

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  7. NeerajSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    Happy Ganeshchaturthi to you and your family!

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  8. ♥ BrajaSeptember 1, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    My turn: jai ho!!

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  9. Sara Chapman in Seattle, USASeptember 1, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Flames are so good for meditation, aren't they? Lovely, interesting image.

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  10. NukkeSeptember 1, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    That looks very interesting ! and beautiful too !!!!

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  11. The 4-feet WonderSeptember 1, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    The divine glow. :)

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  12. BikramSeptember 1, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Diya's woow ... love them

    Bikram's

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  13. ShobhaSeptember 1, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Lovely picture of Diyas for Aarti.
    Missing Mumbai Ganpati festivities this year...however we will have some celebrations here too....

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  14. "THE BARD WHO DOESNT HAVE TO TRY TOO HARD"September 1, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    beautiful :)..happy ganapati 2u n ur blog followers!!

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  15. jooSeptember 1, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Sheer beauty!

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  16. KateSeptember 1, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    It's beautiful, thoughtful, and gives US a perspective on the ritual. I, too, have a religious theme today!

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  17. NankaSeptember 1, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh, Deva! :)
    Mangal Moorthi Morya!

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  18. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    So beautiful and serene.

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  19. Jyoti MishraSeptember 1, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    Happy Ganesh chaturthi :)
    beautiful shots of arti.... DIVINE

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  20. GattinaSeptember 1, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    It looks very beautiful !!

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  21. Kiran @ KiranTarun.comSeptember 1, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    Happy Ganesh Chaturthi :) A very beautiful aarti prep!

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  22. Tanya BreeseSeptember 1, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    perfect for today's theme!

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  23. Chrissy BrandSeptember 2, 2011 at 1:54 AM

    Very peaceful

    Chrissy
    http://mancunianwave.blogspot.com

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  24. Maude LynnSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:36 AM

    Beautiful!

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  25. SuzanneSeptember 2, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    Anything with candlelight warms my heart. When I was in India I bought some of those brass candleholders but have not used them out of respect.

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  26. KusumSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    Beautiful!

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  27. spacedlawSeptember 2, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Gorgeous shot!

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  28. JamaSeptember 2, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    I don't think here the wicks are soaked in ghee but I could be wrong...kekekkekee

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  29. ಅಶ್ವಿನಿ/ AshwiniSeptember 2, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    Superb!

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  30. Sushma HarishSeptember 2, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    Happy- Chauthi:-)

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  31. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.. Hope you are having a fabulous time in Mumbai!! :-) This is what I miss the most...

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  32. chitraSeptember 3, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    ooh this is soo woow and perfect :)

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  33. DeboshreeSeptember 3, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Absolutely delightful picture!
    What could be better this Ganpati season... :)
    Ganpati Bappa Morya.

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  34. anatreekSeptember 3, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Nice pic!

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  35. ArtiSeptember 3, 2011 at 8:58 PM

    Thanks for featuring me :P
    Beautiful, it is!

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  36. 25BARSeptember 4, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    It is that time of the year, isn't it?
    Wonderful!

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  37. Sunil PadiyarSeptember 15, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    Very nice.. .Crystal clear... I love such pics.. It has something vert special in it.. Like the diya's and aarti...

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