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The faithful walk clockwise around the base of a stupa (here Swayambhunath) spinning the huge, heavy prayer wheels as they go. The wheels are filled with written prayers that are believed to be "said" each time the wheel is spun.

Photo by Peter Potterfield/The Mountain Zone

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