The word प्रदक्षिणा means to move. To move to walk in all the four directions keeping some object in right hand is called (प्रदक्षिणा) circumambulation i.e. moving in a circulatory manner. In a marriage ceremony the bride and the bridegroom walk in a circulatory manner around the altar with live fire which is thought to be the representative of God, it is call Pradakshina - a circulatory walk around the altar. In Vedic culture there is a concept of four 'purusharthas' namely, piety, wealth, desire and salvation. Here as an activity to acquire all these four Purusharthas, circulatory walk around the altar i.e. Pradashina or circumambulation is done.