Saudi Arabia’s unique approach to gifting this year’s Hajj pilgrims: this souvenir has an interesting feature

Sunday, June 14, 2026

SAEDNEWS: Saudi Arabia Adopts a New Initiative to Gift Pilgrims on This Year’s Hajj

Saudi Arabia’s unique approach to gifting this year’s Hajj pilgrims: this souvenir has an interesting feature

According to Saednews News Agency, quoting Bartarinha, Saudi Arabia is distributing prayer beads to pilgrims during this year’s Hajj that have an interesting feature.

These prayer beads were developed by a British startup called Aetha Design. Their special function allows users to sanitize their hands while using the beads.

Instead of alcohol, these beads use tea leaf extract as a natural disinfecting agent.

Below, you can see an image of this unique set of prayer beads.