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		Definition of mala in English: malanoun ˈmɑːlɑː (in Hinduism and Sikhism) a string of prayer beads.  Example sentencesExamples -  In the outer right hand, Chenrezig is holding crystal beads and moving them the way we use a mala to count mantras.
 -  Saivites wear malas of them always as a symbol of God's love, chanting on each bead, ‘Aum Namah Sivaya.’
 -  I see Westerners wearing chubas and showing off their malas.
 -  At the exhibition, visitors have the opportunity of selecting the kind of beads they like and having them stringed into malas.
 -  As for the more spiritually inclined, there are malas made of rudraksh, tulasi beads and lotus seeds.
 
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