Sandalwood Malas

Sandalwood Malas — 5 pieces in the VIZHEE Malas collection. Malas of fragrant chandan (sandalwood) beads, prized for their cooling scent in daily japa. Sandalwood (chandan) has an documented history of several thousand years of use in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain devotional practice, valued for its fragrance and, in Ayurveda, for its cooling qualities. A sandalwood mala strings the wood into 108 beads for chanting mantras of any chosen deity. Sandalwood's scent is traditionally considered calming, and many choose this mala when they want the meditative rhythm of japa paired with a naturally cooling, soothing material. A garland of 108 beads (plus a 109th guru bead) strung for counting mantra repetitions in japa meditation.