prayer flag

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prayer flag noun

A colourful rectangular cloth hung from a thread and strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas by practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.

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prayer mat flag flagpole flagstaff pennant banner cloud banner tibet wimple khadag flag bag flaglet thibet cloth gonfalon streamer pagri cloth

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