Vadodara: The Pavagadh Parikrama will start again from 2nd January 2022.

The Pavagadh Parikrama was started by Pavagadh Parikrama Samiti with planning in the year 2016. However, it took place with limited devotees from the last 2 years due to covid-19 pandemic. The 44-km long parikrama is of 2 days. It is the only parikrama of the state with registration. It starts from Vagheshwari mata mandir and follows the route of Taplavav, Tajpura, Kedareshwar mahadev, Khuneshwar mahadev and ends at Vagheshwari mandir. It will start from Magashar Vad Amas on 2nd January 2022. The Dharma Jagaran Vibhag will join in it. Online registration is required for the parikrama.

It was originally started around 825 years ago by Vishwamitra Rushi. It is also known as Vishwamaitri Padyatra. It is also believed that the parikrama is equivalent to the parikrama of Shri Yantra as the shape of Pavagadh hill resembles Shri Yantra. DeshGujarat