I just received my prayer shawl today, and I love it!!! It is absolutely beautiful! Way better than I expected, it is much larger than what I was expecting, I ordered the largest size available which is perfect. I'm 5'3 so it covers my whole body when I am on my knees praying. When I pray, I wanted something that would cover me while I was praying at church and at home, I just feel more comfortable that way.. like my own personal prayer closet, a lady at my church mentioned that she knew someone who feels more comfortable praying the same way, she said that person used a prayer shawl. I didn't know where to look and since I basically live in amazon.com lol.. This was naturally the first place to look for a prayer shawl, and I'm glad I did. This shawl is again beautiful, the price is reasonable in my opinion, I would have paid more. And purple is my favorite color. I have the questions, I didn't know that purple was for men. I love it anyway. I highly recommend this shawl