Pradakshina

Glossary

A ritual act in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, it is a clockwise circumambulation in which a devotee takes a complete circle around a sacred object or site, starting from the east and heading towards the south. The path of such a circumambulation mirrors the daily trajectory of the sun.

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Pradakshina%newline%A ritual act in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, it is a clockwise circumambulation in which a devotee takes a complete circle around a sacred object or site, starting from the east and heading towards the south. The path of such a circumambulation mirrors the daily trajectory of the sun.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Pradakshina”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/pradakshina/
MLA	“Pradakshina.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/pradakshina/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Pradakshina. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/pradakshina/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)