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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ChicagoImpart Encyclopedia of Art. "Pradakshina." Last updated February 17, 2026. https://imp-art.org/definitions/pradakshina/.
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MLA"Pradakshina." Impart Encyclopedia of Art, Feb. 17, 2026, https://imp-art.org/definitions/pradakshina/.
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HarvardImpart Encyclopedia of Art (2026) Pradakshina. Available at: https://imp-art.org/definitions/pradakshina/ (Accessed: 3 March 2026).
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