Each step of the journey, each of the rites of the pilgrimage — such as circumambulation of the Ka «ba, the kissing of the Black Stone, the standing on Mount Arafat — is a symbol of great spiritual significance. (religion-online.org)
Soft chanting began as the priests in their green and gold robes commenced the first of three (for the Holy Trinity) circumambulations about the edicule. (religion-online.org)
Whereas Judd's forms often invite circumambulation, allowing viewers to discover what had been hidden bays, for example, Handforth will twist the frame of a large highway sign (such as Untitled Silver Sign, 2005, in this show) so its face flattens against the floor like a wilted flower, one corner mischievously folded back, as though hinting that some crucial directive to the viewer may be concealed underneath. (artforum.com)