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carriep carriep
 
M$2 February 23, 2009 02:03 AM

Slumdog Millionare screenplay winner: what's with the beads?

Simon Beaufoy was wearing beads under his tux jacket. What were they, and why? A friend of mine watching was curious.
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funkyspher... funkyspher...
 
 February 23, 2009 06:20 AM
I didn't even notice this, but could it possibly be a mala?

from wikipedia:
A Japa mala' or mala (Sanskrit:माला; mālā, meaning garland[1]) (Tib. threngwa[2])is a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists, usually made from 108 beads, though other numbers, usually divisible by 9, are also used. Malas are used for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity. This practice is known in Sanskrit as japa
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garryvicto... garryvicto...
 
February 23, 2009 05:44 AM
They are just decoration. I didn't even notice that. Your friend is a keen observer.

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dumblonde dumblonde
 
February 23, 2009 06:10 AM
I'm thinking it's a necklace he might have gotten in India.

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nadiraziz nadiraziz
 
February 23, 2009 06:32 AM
They are religious beads worn by priests in India as a good luck charm!


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carriep carriep
 
February 23, 2009 06:39 AM
Thanks for answer. They look blue, and long enough to loop around the chest once. I love the picture, but do you have more info on the beads history & significance?

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