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Siesta / Faith & Folklore Devotional Items
We stock many different Fair Trade devotional items from a global range of traditions. In this section you will find authentic Buddhist tools such as prayer wheels, beads and flags. Also available are Hindu puja implements and Shamanic and New Age apparatus.
45 items found
Shiva's Tears Mallah
NP355
£12
Bone Mallah
NP313
£16.80
Wrist Mallah in Sari Pouch
NP227
£3.60
Skull Mallah
5105
£24
Wrist Mallah
NP182
£2.40
Boxed Wooden Mallah Beads
5101B
£5.50
Wooden Mallah Beads
5101
£3
Dark Wood Mallah Beads
5103
£8.40
Meditation Mallah Beads
NP357
£12
Wire Mandala - POS Packaged
4049
£4.25
Folding Wire Mandala
4041
£3.20
Brocade Dragon Hanging
5214
£24
Om Mani Padme Hum Hanging
5218
£14.40
Medium Prayer Wheel
NX7
£30
Small Prayer Wheel
NX6B
£20.40
Mini Elaborate Prayer Wheel
NP334
£12
Tiny Wooden Prayer Wheel
NP432
£3
Small Bell and Dorje
NX1
£28
Puja Bell
IS30
£14.40
Set of Offering Bowls
NP061
£24
Shiva's Tears Mallah
NP355
£12
These long mallahs are known as rudraksha in India and Nepal. They are traditionally worn by people such as Hindu ascetics or sadhus. This is because they are believed to protect against negative energies and to aid people who spend a lot of time travelling around.
Origin: Nepal
Bone Mallah
NP313
£16.80
Made from dark buffalo bone, these Buddhist mallah rosaries usually consist of 108 beads which is a very auspicious number in Buddhism. Water buffalo is a staple meat in Nepal and Tibet and when an animal is killed for food none of it is wasted. As a result buffalo bone is a common material for Buddhist ritual objects.
108 beads.
Origin: Nepal
Wrist Mallah in Sari Pouch
NP227
£3.60
A set of mallah beads strung on an elasticated cord, perfect for wearing on the wrist. Each mallah comes in its own little recycled sari pouch with a lokta paper info card making it an attractive gift.
Tassel and sari pouch colour varies.
Origin: Nepal
Skull Mallah
5105
£24
This fascinating and specialist Buddhist rosary is made up of small skulls that have been hand carved from bone. The use of bone as a material for mallah beads is said to be for use only by those with great compassion and altruistic will. Each of these mallahs is handmade in Nepal.
Origin: Nepal
Wrist Mallah
NP182
£2.40
A set of mallah beads strung on an elasticated cord, perfect for wearing on the wrist. This style of rosary, worn on the wrist, contains a multiple of the typical 108 bead mallah so that they are easier to carry around.
Tassle colour varies
Origin: Nepal
Boxed Wooden Mallah Beads
5101B
£5.50
A simple set of our best-selling wooden mallah beads presented in a lovely lokta paper box with extra information about Buddhism and the beads themselves.
Approx: 15cm × 8cm × 3cm
Origin: Nepal
Wooden Mallah Beads
5101
£3
Mallah or Malas are a type of Buddhist Rosary. They usually consist of 108 beads which is a very auspicious number in Buddhism. Our best selling mallah is this string of rosewood beads made in Nepal.
Malla beads are similar in practice to a Catholic Rosary and are used to aid meditation and prayer.
Approx Length: 84cm
Origin: Nepal
Dark Wood Mallah Beads
5103
£8.40
Mallah or Malas are a type of Buddhist rosary. Usually consisting of 108 beads which is a very auspicious number in Buddhism.
Malla beads are used to aid meditation and prayer with each bead representing a mantra repetition.
Approx Length: 102cm
Origin: Nepal
Meditation Mallah Beads
NP357
£12
Mallah or Malas are a type of Buddhist rosary. Usually consisting of 108 beads which is a very auspicious number in Buddhism.
Malla beads are used to aid meditation and prayer with each bead representing a mantra repetition.
Origin: Nepal
Wire Mandala - POS Packaged
4049
£4.25
New packaged wire mandala, the mandala puzzle is traditionally used as a meditation tool and it is suggested that by letting your fingers and imagination create intriguing shapes, you may find that it calms nerves and reduces anxiety.
Approx: 12cm ∅
Origin: India
Folding Wire Mandala
4041
£3.20
The mandala is a spiritual and ritual symbol in both Buddhism and Hinduism. The mandala puzzle is traditionally used as a meditation tool and it is suggested that by letting your fingers and imagination create intriguing shapes, you may find that it calms nerves and reduces anxiety.
Approx: 12cm ∅
Origin: India
Brocade Dragon Hanging
5214
£24
This beautiful embroidered silk door hanging has been carefully decorated with an auspicous dragon. The central embroidery is then surrounded with silk brocade and finished with a collection of colourful tassels.
This door hanging is available in a variety of rich colours and will add a touch of luxury to any wall.
Approx: 22cm × 49cm
Colours vary
Final few. Soon to be discontinued.
Origin: Nepal
Om Mani Padme Hum Hanging
5218
£14.40
Lovely hanging of the Buddhist mantra 'Om Mani Padme Hum.' This mantra is often translated as "Hail, the jewel in the lotus" and this can be interpreted in many ways. It is a very common mantra in Buddhism and is featured on many different kinds of ritual hangings, inside prayer wheels or is simply painted onto rocks and walls.
Approx: 18cm × 77cm
Origin: Nepal
Medium Prayer Wheel
NX7
£30
These fascinating little metal and wood Mani wheels are designed to be portable, practical and beautiful. Inside the barrel is the mantra 'Om Mani Padme Hum' written in Sanskrit. According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, spinning such a wheel will have much the same meritiorious effect as orally reciting the mantra.
Approx: 6cm ∅ × 23cm
Origin: Nepal
Small Prayer Wheel
NX6B
£20.40
Beautiful little metal and wood Mani wheel. Inside the barrel is the mantra 'Om Mani Padme Om' written in Sanskrit. According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, spinning such a wheel will have much the same meritiorious effect as orally reciting the mantra.
Approx:4cm ∅ × 19cm
Origin: Nepal
Mini Elaborate Prayer Wheel
NP334
£12
Beautiful little metal and wood Mani wheel. Inside the barrel is the mantra 'Om Mani Padme Om' written in Sanskrit. According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, spinning such a wheel will have much the same meritiorious effect as orally reciting the mantra.
Approx: 2cm∅ × 11cm
Origin: Nepal
Tiny Wooden Prayer Wheel
NP432
£3
These small sized, wooden prayer wheels are designed to be a very transportable and affordable version of the larger conventional wheels.
Approx: 6cm long
Origin: Nepal
Small Bell and Dorje
NX1
£28
This bell, known as a ghanta in Buddhism, represents the female principle which symbolises wisdom and purpose. This bell comes with a Vajra, known as a Dorje in Tibet. It is a tantric symbol for the absolute, beyond all opposites and the union of the spiritual and material world.
Approx: 12cm High
Origin: Nepal
Puja Bell
IS30
£14.40
A small bell that is used by Hindus, in India, to announce a Puja ritual.
The word puja translates to adoration, homage, honor, reverence and worship.
Approx: 12cm High
Origin: India
Set of Offering Bowls
NP061
£24
Set of seven small water offering bowls made from metal. Water offerings (also known as 'yonchap' in Tibetan) are amongst the most common forms of offering at Buddhist shrines. This set is perfect for using in your own Buddhist shrine.
Approx: 5cm ∅ × 25mm each.
Origin: Nepal