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Prayer Wheels 

As mentioned prayer wheels are a common feature in Monasteries and also around the towns and villages of the region.  They come in a variety of sizes and styles but will have the same basic form being a vertical cylinder.

An example of a wheel in a street in Leh

Corrine turning a Wheel at Spituk Monastery

Some very old and well worn wheels at the temple in Hunder

The wheel at the entrance to Likir Monastery

A man with a hand held wheel in Leh.  The hand held versions often have a bead on a chain attached as well.

Another hand wheel.

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