Parikrama is done around the sacred Peepal tree, tulsi, and agni (sacred fire or the fire God), and agni parikrama is a part of the Hindu wedding ceremony.
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10 Facts About Parikrama
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Parikrama means "the path surrounding something" in Sanskrit, and is known as Pradakshina, representing circumambulation.
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Parikrama paths are present through which worshipers move in a clockwise direction, starting at the sanctuary doorway and moving inward toward the inner sanctum where the deity is enshrined.
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Dandavata Parikrama is performed by standing in one spot, offering obeisances like a stick by lying flat on the ground and then continuing, contiguously, until the entire route is covered.
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Parikrama is done with candy being handed out to children, en route.
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The Parikrama is performed along the southern bank from its source to the mouth (Bharuch) and returning along the northern bank, and it is considered to be of the highest religious efficacy.
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Since then it is a custom that pilgrims on a Narmada Parikrama, while passing through this place, expect to be stripped of all their belongings leaving them with the bare essentials to carry on until some philanthropists give them donations on the way to carry on.
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Vrindavan Parikrama is a spiritual walk undertaken by devotees around Vrindavan town in Uttar Pradesh.
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Barsana Parikrama is a spiritual walk undertaken by devotees around Barsana village of Shrimati Radha Rani in Uttar Pradesh.
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