Tibetan Buddhist monks meticulously shake colorful sand to create a mandala at Florida CraftArt in St. Petersburg. Courtesy of Florida CraftArt The monks will lead two mala making sessions at 4 p.m.

Astrologer Vats said “If you wear or want to wear the Tulsi Mala around your neck, you should follow the rules associated with it. For example, wearing too many Tulsi beads takes away the purity and ...

It is 15 degrees Celsius outside, and the crisp air carries the faint scent of incense. A short drive through the vibrant ...

The air is thick with devotion and flickers of the nation’s religion – Vajrayana, or tantric, Buddhism – are everywhere ... and thumbing a set of mala beads. It’s hard not to reach ...