Turquoise Wrist Mala for Meditation 8mm with Tassel This turquoise wrist mala plus a guru bead and decorated with a red tassel. Each turquoise bead measures 8mm and has a stretchy cord that would fit any wrist size. Prayer Mala or beads are usually used by Buddhists around the world especially in Tibet, Nepal and India and used for meditation, counting mantras, and prostration and those counters are especially for counting when you do prostration or in a retreat for counting mantras. Malas are worn on the left wrist while not in use.