Rosary beads are used to express Catholic identity and as an instrument of prayer, but they’ve been appropriated as a fashion statement.

Aguilera learned how to make rosaries three years ago in 2014. The same year Sports Illustrated predicted the Astros would win the World Series in 2017.

We often walk past temples, visit homes, or attend ceremonies in India and see beautiful, often mysterious symbols. From the spiraling Om on prayer beads to the geometric Yantras in rituals ...