Tibetan Prayer Flags $29.95

Permission from the gods . . .

Sherpas and most Western climbers bring prayer flags to Everest Base Camp. Before the climb, the flags are strung from rock altars during the puja ceremony in which climbers show respect to the mountain and seek the gods permission to trespass in their heights and ask for protection on the climb. The flags are flown in multiple sets of five colors: Blue for sky, White for clouds, Red for fire, Green for water, Yellow for earth. In the center can be found the 12 Tibetan astrological signs.