Favorite ancient doorway candidate #24. Locks and tassels: Hemis Buddhist Monastery #Ladakh
Chili peppers and hardware. Would like to know the sales secret to this strangest of combinations. Found in the town of Leh, Ladakh
The mani, a Tibetan Buddhist prayer wheel set amidst the millenium-aged monastery in Alchi, Ladakh. A clockwise spin is said to be equivalent to a recitation of the prayer 'om mani padme hum'