The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c7.47

c7.47

religious ritual in the performance of *pradakshinâ*, or the circumambulation of a shrine, keeping the right side towards it. Philosophically the sign represents the principle of evolution; the reverse sign, associated with black magic and representing involution, was adopted by certain schools of Hindu philosophy. In this plan the direction of the blocks of houses in each quarter of the village indicated the movement from left to right.