Walk into many a meditation or yoga studio here in Los Angeles and beyond and you’ll see a treasure-trove of malas, made from all variety of gemstones and crystals. At heart, these prayer beads are a ...

The two agate beads, carved into the shapes of a waterbird and a tiger, were found in an intact cultural layer at the Lai Nghi burial site. They are now preserved in the artifact collection of the ...

The workshop examined the bead-making traditions of Khambhat (Cambay), Gujarat, widely regarded as the world’s oldest centre ...