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  mani wheel (hand-held prayer wheel)

 

Thailand

A Buddhist hand-held prayer wheel, also known as a mani wheel, consists of a cylindrical body mounted on a handle and weighted down with a small weight on a chain, allowing it to be spun by a slight rotation of the wrist.