آرتا ārtā आरात्रिक S̱. s. m. A ceremony attending marriage. When the bridegroom first comes to the house of the bride, he is received by her relations, who present to him, and move circularly round his head, a platter painted and divided into several compartments; in the middle of which is a lamp made of flour, filled with ghī and having several wicks lighted.

ارتي ārtī आरात्रिक S̱. s. f. A ceremony performed, in adoration of the gods, by moving circularly, round the head of the image, a plat- ter containing a burning lamp with several wicks.