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What Pradakshina and Parikrama Mean
Pradakshina, also called Parikrama, is the practice of walking in a clockwise direction around a temple sanctum, deity, sacred tree, or holy site such as Govardhan Hill or Arunachala. In Hindu tradition it symbolizes placing the Divine at the center of one's thoughts and actions rather than the self. The clockwise direction is followed consistently across temple visits, hill walks, and river-bank Parikramas like the one around the Narmada.
