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Plate RIT · HINAPradakshinaPradakshina

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Pradakshina

Pradakshina

temple · tradition unspecified

iDescription

Clockwise circumambulation of the deity or temple complex, keeping the sacred entity to the right — symbolizing the divine at the center of one's existence.

iiNames in other languages

  • प्रदक्षिणा

    hin · Deva

    देवालय या देवता की परिक्रमा करने की विधि। दाहिनी ओर से की जाती है, जो सूर्य की गति का अनुकरण है।

  • பிரதட்சிணம்

    tam · Taml

  • ప్రదక్షిణ

    tel · Telu

  • ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣ

    kan · Knda

  • പ്രദക്ഷിണം

    mal · Mlym

iiiRegional variants

1 attested

  • saivite-circumambulation

ivPerforming temples

218 attested

vProvenance

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  1. Evidentiary classificationverified_evidence · Vamshanidhi moderation recordscholarly interpretation
  2. Regional name attestations6 translations · eng/Latn, hin/Deva, tam/Taml, tel/Telu, kan/Knda, mal/Mlymscholarly interpretation
  3. Performing temples218 temples attested · Contributor + scholar-verified joinsoral tradition

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