Close up of Mani stones along one of the trekking trails in the Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

Students at a mantra chanting school in preparation for temple prayer, Puri, Odisha, India, Asia

Two Buddhist men chanting their Buddhist mantra inside roadside tea stall at the Sela Pass, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Mani stones inscribed with an ancient Buddhist mantra decorate the trail to Everest Base Camp, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Rolling metal prayer wheels circling, with mantra written in Tibetan language, Shakhya Tharig Buddhist Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A Mani wall, inscribed with an ancient Buddhist mantra decorates the trail to Everest Base Camp, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

A young sadhu reads holy scripture near fire. Worship is part of daily life. Some sadhus chant mantras. gayatri mantra is of several mantras that sacred incantations or mystical formulas of ancient literature. gayatri mantra given by brahma mentioned in rigveda is named after consort of brahma: o that glory- of savitri most high. Oh divine us mediate upon. it inspire understanding. goal of recitation is to attain realization. Practice lead mind into a transcendental union with deity.Pashupatinath, kathmandu, nepa

Buddhist objects on a buddhist monastery in Zanskar valley, Northern India.

Mani stones engraved with the Tibetan mantra Om Mani Padme Hum, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Tengpoche monastery, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Mani wall at Machhermo Sherpa village, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

Mani stone at Tengpoche monastery in front of Ama Dablam (6856), Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Mani wall, Mani stone, at Monjo, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Historic prayer mill, Swayambhunat Tempel, Kathmandu, Nepal

Prayer mill, tourist market at Bodhnath, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Mani stones with the engraved Tibetan mantra Om Mani Padme Hum, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Mani stones with the Buddhist mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the Om Mani Padme Hum, Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Mani stones with the carved "Om Mani Padme Hum", the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Native woman walking along Mani Wall and spinning prayer wheels, Kagbeni, Mustang District, Nepal, Asia

A big Tibetan Mani Stone with the Mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum" colorfully engraved on a hill above the Indus Valley, Shey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Prayer flags of Tibetan Buddhism with Buddhist mantra on it in Dharamshala monastery temple. There is the residence of Tibetan Buddhism spiritual leader Dalai Lama. Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Buddhist prayer wheels in Hemis gompa (Tibetan buddhist monstery) . Ladakh, India, Asia

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Mani wall at Thame Sherpa village with Khumbi Yu La (Khumbila, 5761), Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Mani wall at Thamo Sherpa village, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Prayer stone with the widespread Buddhist mantra Om Mani Padme Hum on it, Zanskar valley, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Himalayas, northern India, India, Asia

"Om Mani Padme Hum", the mantra of Avalokiteswara, the Buddha of Compassion, Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Stupa and mani stones at Mong with Ama Dablam (6856), Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

Buddhist Mani stones with sacred mantras, Zanskar, Himalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, North India, Asia

Mani wall at Thamo Sherpa village, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Mani stones with the Buddhist mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the Om Mani Padme Hum, Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Om mani padme hum, the Buddhist mantra of compassion, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Buddhist prayer flags lungta with Om mani padme hum. . mantra written on them in sky over Comic Village. Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Mani stones with the carved "Om Mani Padme Hum", the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Prayer stone with the widespread Buddhist mantra Om Mani Padme Hum on it, Zanskar valley, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Himalayas, northern India, India, Asia