Colorful gilded prayer wheel set in a traditional arched painted wooden niche in Bhutan. Each spin of the wheel sends another prayer out in the world.

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Prayer wheels can be seen all over Bhutan – at temples and monasteries, along city streets, even in rural locations where they are turned by water flowing in glacier-fed mountain streams. Each spin of the wheel sends out another round of prayers to benefit humanity.

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Size: 4000px × 6000px
Location: Bhutan
Photo credit: © John Cumbow / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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