In Nepal, there were prayer wheels everywhere. People in the villages visited them early. In some villages, women brought offerings (pine and incense) to the religious sites where the prayer wheels were located.
Prayer wheels are cylindrical wheels made out of various materials. On the wheel, there is a mantra so that when spinning the mantra is repeated over and over. This is believed to have the same effects as reciting a mantra orally. Spinning the prayer wheel is a lot more fun, but the sound of the mantra being recited orally is like that of waves washing over you.
Some wheels are incredibly small and others are enormous. They range from the size of my palm to larger than Michael. The larger wheels were inside a small building only big enough to house the wheel and a few visitors. When visiting, you would walk around the large prayer wheel three times. The smaller ones, usually in a line, would be passed by only once.
Michael sneaking footage of me and the prayer wheels…
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