Nafplio

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Image of Komboloi Museum (Greek Worry Bead Museum) located in Nafplio, Greece
Nafplio, Greece

Komboloi Museum (Greek Worry Bead Museum)

The secular incarnation of a religious meditation

From Catholic rosaries to Buddhist japa mala, strings of beads handled methodically are thought to calm the mind and the spirit. The Greek komboloi are small strings, like bracelets, with stones.... »

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