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What do you understand by the 'pradakshinapath'?

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The pradakshinapath was a path that was laid around the stupa. This was surrounded with railings.

Entrance to the path was through gateways. Devotees walked around the stupa in a clockwise direction, as a mark of devotion. Both railings and gateways were decorated with sculptures.

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