Often the whole building was circumambulated, often many times. He circumambulated the shrine and returned to Adanur. On completion of the carvings the new images are circumambulated around the temple. The Swamiyar circumambulated the Lord, prostrated before him and offered nivedyam to him. As Tilottama circumambulated Shiva, he develops a head in each direction to see her. To Indrajit's surprise and dismay powerful Vaishnavastra circumambulated Lakshmana before disappearing. He went to Mecca, circumambulated the Kaaba and did Zuhr prayer in Masjid al-Haram. Like other temples, worship is not considered complete until the temple is circumambulated clockwise.