Prayer Wheels

Inscribed with mantras these wheels are present all over the town - giant prayer wheel on Fort Road and another set of prayer wheels at Chokhang Vihara temple. According to the locals if you wish something in your mind and spin the wheel your wish will be fulfilled.

These prayer wheels have religious inscriptions all over them and it is considered auspicious to rotate these prayer wheels clockwise.As per Buddhist tradition, spinning these wheels will have the same meritorious effect as reciting the mantras written on them.