prayer wheel

Prayer wheel formed of a stand with an arch, through which a long iron pin is threaded to hold the drum of the prayer wheel in the frame. The wood of the frame and drum is painted green with a layer of black on top. The drum has some orange-brown decoration and inscription.

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