Clockwise circumambulation around the sacred
From Sanskrit 'Pra' (forward) + 'Dakshina' (to the right, auspicious).
Symbolizes centering all worldly thoughts and movements around the supreme focal point of the Divine.
Circling the Divine
At seventy-five, Baba Deep Singh vowed to reach and restore a desecrated Harmandir Sahib, and fulfilled that vow even after a mortal wound.
The fourth Sikh Guru, Ram Das, founded the city later named Amritsar around a sacred pool, the Amrit Sarovar, that his son Guru Arjan Dev would complete around the Golden Temple.
The sacred story from the Brahmanda Purana of the Amla tree (Indian Gooseberry) created from Lord Vishnu's tears, granting salvation even to a sinful hunter in Phalguna Shukla Paksha.
The Story of Savitri and Satyavan
Worship Before a Tirthankara