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Pradakshina
Also called pradakshina patha, circumambulation, pradakshina path
Circumambulation keeping the sacred object on the right, i.e. clockwise; also the path provided for it.
Rules that use the word
Walk round clockwise. Provide a path for circumambulation (pradakshina) in the clockwise direction, keeping the sacred object on the right, and enclose it with a railing that separates the sacred ground.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters South and Southeast Asia.
Nearby in the glossary
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