parikrama
/pəˈrɪkrəmə/ /pəˈrɪkrəmɑː/Hinduism, Buddhism, etc
noun
1In Hinduism, Buddhism, and certain other religions of South Asia: the action or ritual of moving clockwise round an object of devotion as an indication of reverence; circumambulation.
2A path encircling a holy object or site, as a temple or shrine.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Monier Monier-Williams (1819–1899), orientalist. In sense 1 from Sanskrit parikrama (masculine) walking about or around from pari around, about + krama going.
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