Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage

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Hindu pilgrimage religious circumambulation spiritual practice

The Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage is a traditional Hindu circumambulation of the entire course of the Narmada River, undertaken on foot along both banks as an act of deep spiritual devotion and penance.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Narmada Parikrama	3
Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage canonical	1
Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage route	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu pilgrimage ⓘ religious circumambulation ⓘ spiritual practice ⓘ
associatedBelief	Narmada is considered older than the Ganges in some traditions ⓘ circumambulating Narmada equals circumambulating all holy places ⓘ
associatedPractice	austerity ⓘ bathing in the Narmada River ⓘ continuous chanting of mantras ⓘ penance ⓘ visiting temples along the river ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	major river pilgrimage of central India ⓘ part of traditional Narmada river worship ⓘ
estimatedDuration	often more than one year ⓘ
languageContext	practiced mainly by speakers of Gujarati ⓘ practiced mainly by speakers of Hindi ⓘ
mainStates	Gujarat ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ
notablePilgrimageSites	Amarkantak town ⓘ surface form: Amarkantak Bharuch ⓘ Hoshangabad ⓘ Maheshwar ⓘ Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga temple ⓘ surface form: Omkareshwar
observanceType	group pilgrimage ⓘ individual vow ⓘ
participants	Hindu devotees ⓘ householders ⓘ sadhus ⓘ
primaryDeity	Narmada ⓘ surface form: Narmada River
relatedConcept	river goddess worship ⓘ tirtha-yatra ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
ritualForm	parikrama (circumambulation) ⓘ
routeFeature	both banks of Narmada River ⓘ upstream on one bank and downstream on the other ⓘ
spiritualGoal	attaining blessings of goddess Narmada ⓘ detachment from material life ⓘ purification of sins ⓘ self-discipline ⓘ
startingPoint	Narmada river mouth at Arabian Sea ⓘ Narmada river source region in Amarkantak ⓘ
takesPlaceAlong	Narmada ⓘ surface form: Narmada River
timePeriodOfOrigin	ancient Hindu tradition ⓘ
traditionalRule	avoid use of vehicles as far as possible ⓘ do not cross the river except at source or mouth ⓘ live on alms or simple food ⓘ maintain celibacy during the journey ⓘ
typicalModeOfTravel	on foot ⓘ
veneratedAs	Goddess Narmada ⓘ surface form: goddess Narmada

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Input

Subject: Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage
Description of subject: The Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage is a traditional Hindu circumambulation of the entire course of the Narmada River, undertaken on foot along both banks as an act of deep spiritual devotion and penance.

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Reva → isSubjectOf → Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage ⓘ

Narmada River gorge → hasCulturalAssociation → Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage ⓘ

this entity surface form: Narmada Parikrama

Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga temple → associatedWith → Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage ⓘ

this entity surface form: Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage route

Narmada Devi → associatedRitual → Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage ⓘ

this entity surface form: Narmada Parikrama

Nerbudda → pilgrimagePractice → Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage ⓘ

this entity surface form: Narmada Parikrama