pls help me to identify the real rudraksha from fake one.

[Guest guest]

Dear Deboshree ji,

 

Is not easy to figure why some rules for testing exist because many

times they are misleading.

 

Authentic Rudraksha will both float and sink depending on how much

moisture is trapped in the bead so there can be no valid test for

Authenticity based on sinking or floating .If the authentic bead is a

couple of years old and really dry from being in a collection box it

will float because it is totally dry. Is still an authentic bead. If

you leave the bead in the water for a couple of days it will take on

enough water and sink If the bead is new from this season then the

beads are normally not dry due to their freshness and there is

moisture trapped in the bead. When placed in glass of water the bead

will find its buoyancy level somewhere from the bottom of the glass

of water to the top depending on the amount of moisture it is

carrying. We have found that any and all authentic beads will either

sink or float depending on whether it is really dry or still has

moisture from being a freshly harvested Rudraksha Bead

 

Counterfeit round 1 mukhi are sold in both India and Indonesia. Small

pieces of Rudraksha are glued on four of the lines of a five mukhi

bead thus leaving only one deep line. Can be detected by boiling in

water for 2-3 hours . The other hidden lines would show up in a

different colour as the glue softens. Pieces chip off on regular

wearing . Another method to remove glue that is not water soluble is

to place Bead in Liquid Nitrous Oxide so it melts the more

sophisticated glues

 

Fake beads can also be made from wood, cork, gum or from a type of

clay. As well as from the inner wood of the plant species Aquillaria

agallocha and from the wood of

Chestnut (Akrod) plant.

 

One can also spot a fake bead by use of a magnifying glass, and check

for glued joints or carved lines.

 

To identify real Rudraksha, an expert's eye and touch is required.

There is lot of variation in Rudraksha beads. Constant collection of

different rudrakshas from different localities adds to one's

experience in this field. It is always therefore better to purchase

rudraksha beads from the authentic sources.

 

Generally the 5 Mukhi Rudraksa are found easily. Rudraksa having 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

and 8 Mukhis are found in less quantity and their price is generally more than

the 5 Mukhi Rudraksa. Prices are established according to rarity in the market

place and are also determined by the quality of production of any one year.

Production is represented by about 20% highest quality and 60% average quality.

It needs to be mentioned that there are at least two grades of Rudraksa that can

be purchased.

 

The golden test to recognize the mukh of Rudraksha is to cut the bead

horizontally and count the number of holes and seeds in the cut section. The

number of holes and seeds will be the same like the number of lines or mukh. A

7 mukhi Rudrkasha will have 7 holes in its cut section and a 14 mukhi will have

14 holes. Even the small size Indonesian bead if cut horizontally shows the

same features and you can see beautiful tiny holes equal to the number of

mukhas. The image on the right side shows different cut sections of Rudraksha.

 

The price paid for Rudraksa does not affect its religious or spiritual or

medicinal importance or value. Retail prices range widely depending on where

Rudraksa are purchased. There is no link or connection with the price of

Rudraksa or the buying and selling of Rudraksa and its religious and spiritual

and medicinal effectiveness and importance. What is most important is that the

Rudraksa be authentic and of high quality.

 

 

 

Hope this help

regards

Prasanna kumar

[genuinerudraksha]

Hi,

I am new to this club. I want to test the authenticity of the rudraksha by copper coin test/ boiling in the water/ to take it to expert and get examined them by magnifying glass etc..

Can some body tell me one can test the rudraksha authenticity after energizaing them. (delivered from the vendor. They send rudrakhas after energizing them).

 

Do the tests effect the power of rudrakha ( Can I keep them in my pooja place after testing them). Do I need to re energize them.

 

Is there any harm of conducting the tests after energizing them.

 

Please help me

 

Thanks in Advance

[hindustani]

Post a name of the vendor and I may be in a position to tell you the quality of beads you got from him based upon my experence.