Carved wooden niche holding decorated prayer wheels at Likir Monastery in the village of Likir in Ladakh, India.

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Carved wooden niche to hold decorated prayer wheels at Likir Monastery in the village of Likir in Ladakh, India. The wheels are made of wood, mounted on a rod handle so that the devout can spin them in prayer. According to Tibetan Buddhist belief, spinning a prayer wheel is just as effective as reciting the sacred texts aloud.

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