Beads
Each devotee always carries a string of 108 japa beads, which are usually carried in a bead bag worn around the neck, and he chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra on these beads. Devotees also wear small beads made of tulasī, a sacred plant, around their necks. These are called kunthi-mālā and further identify one as a Vaiṣṇava.