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At times the outermost parikrama path covers the whole village, town, city, thereby implying that the length of the path can stretch. [ 6 ] [ 9 ] Parikrama is also done around the sacred Peepal tree , tulsi (Indian basil plant), and agni (sacred fire or the fire God), [ 10 ] [ 11 ] and agni parikrama, known as Mangal phera , is a part of the ...
A folio of Visvakarmaprakasa, a minor Hindu architecture text discovered in Kathmandu valley, Nepal (Sanskrit Devanagari) Vaastu Shastras and Shilpa Shastras are listed as one of 64 divine arts in ancient Indian texts. They are design manuals covering the art and science of architecture, typically mixing form, function with Hindu symbolism.
The practice of Girivalam involves walking a distance of approximately 14 km (8.7 mi) around the hill, following the designated Girivalam Path. [2] [3] Annamalai covered by clouds during winter and rainy seasons. The circumambulation of Arunachala is known as Giri Pradakshina in Sanskrit and Girivalam or Malai Suttru in Tamil.
Map of the 48 kos parikrama (approx. 96 miles circle) around Kurukshetra (at Ban Ganga/Bhishma Kund). The 48 kos parikrama is a parikrama (a circumbabulatory pilgrimage) of various Mahabharata-related and other Vedic-era tirthas (Hindu sacred sites) around the Hindu holy city of Kurukshetra in the state of Haryana, India.
Vraja Mandal Parikrama, also called Vraja Yatra (Vraja pilgrimage), is a Nimbarka Sampradaya Hindu pilgrimage dedicated to Krishna. At present Vraja Parikrama Pradhan Mahant Sri Sri 108 Swami Rasbiharidas Kathiababaji Maharajji of 84 kos Vraja region (Braja) which takes 1 to 2 months depending on the route and speed of travel on foot. [ 1 ]
The importance of the parikrama path is indicated by the fact that it is traveled by over two million pilgrims per year. [14] In succeeding months, ISKCON donated the use of one and a half acres beside the pilgrimage path for a nursery to plant and raise 10,000 trees of local origin. [13]
The central government of India asked the Tamil Nadu government through the supreme court to direct the path of girivalam under the provision of the proposed Tamil Nadu Heritage Conservation Act. [15] There are eight small shrines of lingams located in the 14 km circumference of the hill, each associated with the 12 moon signs.
Relief of ancient Indian Buddhists (monks at left, a lay couple at right, statues behind) circumambulating a stupa in a chaitya temple. Circumambulation [1] (from Latin circum around [2] and ambulātus to walk [3]) is the act of moving around a sacred object or idol.