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Buddhist Prayer Wheel in Tawang

Tawang, an administrative district in Arunachal Pradesh is famous for its Buddhist monasteries. Arunachal Pradesh is one of the north-eastern states in India, which shares borders with Assam and Nagaland.

Featured in this video is a prayer wheel at a monastery in Tawang town which is the district headquarters. The prayer wheel is connected to a stream which flows beneath the monastery. The wheel rotates according to the force of the water in the stream.