A meditation shawl can have the effect of covering, or enveloping the mundane garments of our everyday life with a spiritual intention and creating an intimate space in which to connect with one's spitual center. Thus, prayer shawls can give a sense of turning within, helping the practitioner to focus more deeply.

This meditation shawl comes from Dhariwal in northern India. Dhariwal is located in the reach of the region Kashmir and the extension of the Himalaya, where the production of wool and the fabrication of shawls has been a tradition for many centuries.