Raghavendra Swami - Adi (Step) Pradakshina at Mantralayam

Adi (Step) Pradakshina At Mantralayam

Adi (Step by Step) Pradakshina (Circum-ambulation foot-by-foot) is a form of pradakshina of the Vrindavana at Mantralayam performed by many ardent devotees as a thanksgiving ritual for wishes fulfilled and prayers answered. The devotee starts the pradakshina by placing one foot exactly in front of the other in a single line, with no gap between the two feet (unlike regular walking motion) and repeats the process until he or she has finished circulating the Vrindavana and is back to the starting point. The goal is that two feet have covered every point along the circumference of the pradakshina-path around the Moola Vrindavan.

Hejje Namaskara is other form of thanks giving, which is performed by devotees. This is done by doing a namaskaram for every step around the vrindavana, until the starting point.

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