Tibetan Prayer Flags for Home and Puja Decor

Description

In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Lungta — the Wind Horse — is the central figure on the prayer flag, representing the swiftness with which blessings travel outward when the wind moves across the printed cloth. This large-format set follows the traditional horizontal string format, sized for home altars, puja rooms, balconies, and entrance passages where the flags can catch natural airflow. The practice of hanging Lungta flags dates to the pre-Buddhist Bon period and was formalized as a Buddhist practice by the 11th century; in the Eastern Himalayan communities of Kalimpong and Darjeeling, flags are renewed annually during Losar, the Tibetan New Year.

Each of the ten flags is cut from velvet cloth and printed in the traditional five-colour sequence: blue for sky and space, white for air and wind, red for fire, green for water, yellow for earth. Each panel carries the classical Lungta composition — the Wind Horse at the centre bearing the Three Jewels of the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha, surrounded by dense Tibetan script including Om Mani Padme Hum, the six-syllable mantra of Avalokiteshvara.

Hang the string diagonally or horizontally from a high point where wind can reach — a balcony rail, above a home altar, or across an outdoor passage. Old flags are traditionally burned when replaced, allowing the smoke to carry blessings skyward. Each set is sourced directly from artisan workshops in the Eastern Himalayan hills and dispatched from Kalimpong, West Bengal.