Pradakshina in Trimbakeshwar|Parikrama For Shravani Somwar

The historical recognition of the ritual involving clockwise circumambulation of a holy place or idol is called Parikrama or Pradakshina. It is not limited to Hindutva but is followed by practitioners of Jainism, Buddhism, & Sikhism. The origin of the practice is long back when Hinduism was being actively practiced widely by the human race. Specifically, in Hindus, it is a way to offer prayers to a sacred idol or religious deities in holy places like a temple. The way these holy places are constructed, it is kept precisely placed as a place to carry out the circular Parikrama of the place of worship. It usually surrounds the idol of the God or goddesses worshiped in the temple. The place of Pradakshina is usually behind Garba Griha and has two transepts leading to two possible exits.