Mala—string of 108 beads made from Tulsasi wood used for chanting or Japa-the soft recitation of the Kṛṣṇa's holy names as a private meditation, with the aid of 108 prayer beads.

Mala-string of 108 beads made from Tulsasi wood used for chanting or Japa-the soft recitation of the Krsna's holy names as a private meditation, with the aid of 108 prayer beads.
 

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