circumambulation

Noun

Meaning

circumambulation (plural circumambulations)

The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

Northwest Passage circumvention circumnavigation

Examples

Foekema (1996), p29 The right to left sequence is the same direction taken by the devotees in their ritual circumambulation as they wind inward toward the inner sanctum. Source: Internet

The jagati, apart from giving a raised look to the temple, serves as a pradakshinapatha or " circumambulation path" for circumambulation around the temple, as the garbagriha ( inner sanctum ) provides no such feature. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

circumambient circumambiently circumambulate circumambulator circumambulatory circumanal