31. Clutching handkerchiefs and fingering prayer beads , Jordanians kept a sorrowful nationwide vigil for their dying king. 32. Tally counters have also been used in religion to count prayers, often replacing traditional prayer beads . 33. So did the string of small turquoise-colored prayer beads that he dangled in his left hand. 34. The thumb and index finger of his right hand rolled pale yellow prayer beads in a slow circle. 35. Rahman said, fingering a string of brown prayer beads , his legs shackled in thick iron manacles. 36. Cross-legged and sipping unsweetened green tea, tribal leader Haji Daoud Zazai fingers his prayer beads . 37. After the Tang, he became increasingly depicted as a monk carrying Buddhist prayer beads and a staff. 38. During a recent interview, he wrapped brown prayer beads around his hands while silver cuffs shackled his ankles. 39. With their beards, skullcaps, and prayer beads , the farmers of Beh Sud looked like observant Muslims. 40. Unlike the similar prayer beads used in many religious traditions, worry beads have no religious or ceremonial purpose.