Pradakshina

Pradakshina is the ritual practice of walking clockwise around a sacred object or place, keeping it to one's right. It is practiced in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

Circumambulation: Circumambulation is the ritual act of walking around a sacred object, person, or place. Pradakshina is the clockwise form of this broader ritual practice.
Hindu temple: A Hindu temple is a consecrated structure for worship and service to one or more deities. Devotees commonly walk around the shrine or temple as an act of worship.
Puja: Puja is a form of worship involving offerings, prayers, and acts of devotion. Pradakshina is often performed as one act within a larger puja.
Apadakshina: Apadakshina is a counterclockwise ritual circumambulation, with the sacred center kept to the left. Its direction reverses the orientation that defines pradakshina.
Parikrama: Parikrama is a Hindu pilgrimage practice of walking around a sacred place or landscape. It applies circumambulation on the scale of temples, mountains, and pilgrimage regions.
Buddhist stupa: A Buddhist stupa is a mound-shaped monument that enshrines relics or commemorates the Buddha and Buddhist teachings. Walking clockwise around a stupa is a widespread Buddhist devotional practice.
Murti: A murti is a consecrated image or embodiment of a deity in Hindu worship. The image may serve as the sacred center around which devotees walk.
Prostration: Prostration is an act of devotion in which a person lowers or extends the body in reverence. It expresses reverence through bodily lowering rather than walking around a sacred center.
Temple architecture: Temple architecture is the design of buildings and spaces used for religious worship. Temple plans often shape the paths followed during pradakshina.
Kailash Mansarovar: Kailash Mansarovar is a Himalayan pilgrimage region centered on Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. Pilgrims from several religions circumambulate Mount Kailash as a sacred act.

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