identification of rudraksha

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Have been learning much from the posts to this site.

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Received 2 rudrakshas from Nepal of which any information

would be appreciated. They are described as: Singha and

Kamlaksh.

 

Enclosing a photo. Please advise if it attaches properly.

 

Regards,

I. Sivanathan

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everywhere as 'Bhadraksha'. This is not correct. Bhadraksha is a totally

different plant genus under a different plant species. As mentioned in one of

my earlier posting. It is interesting to note that a cashewnut shaped Ek

Mukhi variation rarely available under the same species is considered as a

very valuable 'King of Rudraksha', however, other variations are stamped as

'Bhadraksha'. The Ek Mukhi rudraksha mentioned in Shiva Purana is definitely

not a Cashewnut shaped rudraksha but is a round Ek Mukhi rudraksha. It is used

as Ek Mukhi due to extreme rarity of round Ek Mukhi. It will be interesting to

know that why the two beads shown by you are called as 'Singha' and 'Kamalesh' ?

I do not know. Thanking you and with best wishes, Chandrashekhar

PhadkeIndivar Sivanathan

<indivar (AT) bendbroadband (DOT) com> wrote: Have been learning much from the posts to

this site.Thank you, webmaster, for making the site available.Received 2

rudrakshas from Nepal of which any informationwould be appreciated. They are

described as: Singha andKamlaksh.Enclosing a photo. Please advise if it

attaches properly.Regards,I. Sivanathan

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Fri, 10 Feb 2006 04:57:04 +0000 (GMT)

chandrashekhar phadke chphadke

Re: identification of rudraksha

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In-b668c014481d722fa8f34c78a218c5a2Dear Indivar, The rudraksha

beads you have shown are from the species Elaeocarpus tuberculatus. In case of

Elaeocarpus tuberculatus, you get flat two mukhi rudraksha as a rule. However,

under this species rarely you get three mukhi, four mukhi and one mukhi beads.

The famous cashewnut Ek Mukhi rudraksha is also a morphological variation

reported under this species. The another morphological variation is called as

'Shiva Pindi Ek Mukhi', in which you get one mukhi flat rudraksha (not cashew

nut shaped). You also get beautiful Gauri Shankar beads,and cashewnut shaped

two mukhi beads under this species. I have all these variations in my

collection. I got this species identified by Kew Botanical Garden, England two

years back. The flat two mukhi rudraksha ( and also other variations like 1,

3, 4 mukhi) are wrongly mentioned

everywhere as 'Bhadraksha'. This is not correct. Bhadraksha is a totally

different plant genus under a different plant species. As mentioned in one of

my earlier posting. It is interesting to note that a cashewnut shaped Ek

Mukhi variation rarely available under the same species is considered as a

very valuable 'King of Rudraksha', however, other variations are stamped as

'Bhadraksha'. The Ek Mukhi rudraksha mentioned in Shiva Purana is definitely

not a Cashewnut shaped rudraksha but is a round Ek Mukhi rudraksha. It is used

as Ek Mukhi due to extreme rarity of round Ek Mukhi. It will be interesting to

know that why the two beads shown by you are called as 'Singha' and 'Kamalesh' ?

I do not know. Thanking you and with best wishes, Chandrashekhar

PhadkeIndivar Sivanathan

<indivar (AT) bendbroadband (DOT) com> wrote: Have been learning much from the posts to

this site.Thank you, webmaster, for making the site available.Received 2

rudrakshas from Nepal of which any informationwould be appreciated. They are

described as: Singha andKamlaksh.Enclosing a photo. Please advise if it

attaches properly.Regards,I. Sivanathan

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