Jacobs launched the Prayer Flag Project over the summer in response to the growing social divides in the country. Jacobs said she sought to create a symbol of unity and peace for the community by ...

Nepal’s largest stupa, one of the holiest pilgrimage sites in Tibetan Buddhism, was festooned with biodegradable prayer flags on Saturday after devotees replaced the more common synthetic version with ...

Tibetan prayer flags are traditionally hung outside, near mountains. Each flag can have either words or symbols on it, Paksa said, and is meant to be outside and exposed to the elements.