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Dear all,

 

In 1974 I knew Kali Baba of Pashupati Nath in Kathamandu. He had the

only real round ek-mukhi I ever saw. He also showed me how the phony

ones are made by cutting & glueing a pancha-mukhi into a do-mukhi.

 

Kali Bana told me the test for real ek-mukhi was to pour cow's milk on

the bead and it will ride up the flow of milk and enter the milk pot.

He also said ek-mukhi flowed upstream in any sacred river.

 

I never asked him to show me this, but perhaps I should have. Now Kali

Baba has passed away, and his amazing collection of Rudrakshas and

Shalagrams-shilas has disappeared in Nepal.

 

QUESTION: Has anyone heard anything about these ek-mukhi qualities?

What IS the test for ek-mukhi?

 

Om svasti-astu!

 

Y/s

Richard Shaw-Brown

http://www.richardshawbrown.com

 

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Round ones are awfully rare. Crescent-shaped ones are thought to be

just as effective, though not as rare.

 

Some people on this list have identified genuine beads by boiling

them, until the glue melts. The Rudra Centers in India and San Diego

offer free authentification services (just for the cost of shipping).

If you look on the rudraksha-ratna web site, there are photos of some

of the expensive fakes that they have identified.

 

The tests of spinning between coins, or flotation vs sinking haven't

proven to be accurate. Don't know about the milk test.

 

Unless one is an expert (there are some experts on this list-- not

me), the best way to ensure authenticity is to only buy from very

reliable sellers.

 

Thanks, much! K.

 

 

 

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<rsbj66> wrote:

> Dear all,

>

> In 1974 I knew Kali Baba of Pashupati Nath in Kathamandu. He had the

> only real round ek-mukhi I ever saw. He also showed me how the phony

> ones are made by cutting & glueing a pancha-mukhi into a do-mukhi.

>

> Kali Bana told me the test for real ek-mukhi was to pour cow's milk

on

> the bead and it will ride up the flow of milk and enter the milk

pot.

> He also said ek-mukhi flowed upstream in any sacred river.

>

> I never asked him to show me this, but perhaps I should have. Now

Kali

> Baba has passed away, and his amazing collection of Rudrakshas and

> Shalagrams-shilas has disappeared in Nepal.

>

> QUESTION: Has anyone heard anything about these ek-mukhi qualities?

> What IS the test for ek-mukhi?

>

> Om svasti-astu!

>

> Y/s

> Richard Shaw-Brown

> http://www.richardshawbrown.com

>

>

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Dear Respected Richardji

 

Namaskar Mitra and thank you for your posting......yes understand.....of

course the best way to authenticate a Eka Mukhi or any of the Holy Rudraksa is

to

have someone who supplies the Holy Rudraksa authenticate the Rudraksa and

write a certificate for client...Rudra Center does this from Home Office in

Mumbai

as part of our Service of Distribution

 

If sending a Rudraksa is not comfortable for a client and a person needs to

self test then is easily accomplished by looking at............. the exterior

projections and lines of the picture of the 5 Mukhi Bead on our website........

and compare this picture with a Rudraksa on your table......5 Mukhi Beads are

most numerous and are not counterfieted to my knowledge

 

Once a person learns how to identify the thick exterior protrusions........

of a heavy and mature Bead............. and how the lines or Mukhis go from

mouth part to end part it is a simple matter to look at the higher Mukhi Beads

as

they change their shape from round at 3 Mukhi and 5 Mukhi to more oval shape

at 10 Mukhi Lord Visnu and 11 Mukhi Lord Hanuman

 

Also is good to know that newly harvested beads have more moisture in them

and will have a different specific gravity if placed in a glass of water

 

Authentic Dry Beads from past harvest will float and Authentic New Beads that

are newly harvested can sink to their level of specific gravity in the glass

of water due to their moisture content

 

We are familiar with the 3 Mukhi Nepal Round haveing two of its lines glued

with particles of woody material that may be shaveings from another Rudraksa

however when the Bead is placed in Boiled water for about 30 minutes the glue

and material float out of the lines or the material can be removed by brushing

with a soft plastic tooth brush.....Rudra Center bought one of these Rudraksa

from Central Chinmaya Mission West in Mumbai probably in year 2001

 

Mrs Neeta placed bead in boiled water and the glue and material in the lines

was water soluable.......She took the Bead back for refund

 

In comparison we work with Chinmaya Mission in Delhi for some exhibitions and

they do not sell the fake Beads

 

Since that experience our Home Office has found the glue applied to the fake

beads has become more and more sophisticated to the place where now any

suspicioujs Beads actually have to be in Nitrous Oxide solution to dissolve the

glue

in the lines

 

There are more than a couple websites that sell the fake one mukhi beads from

uS $250 to probably about US $1000 and more if I remember correctly

 

Although the numbers of Ek Mukhi are unknown there is no logical reason for

the collector families in the Dingla Bazaar area of Arun Valley in Nepal to

sell one

 

I know this statement might not make sense however if found this Rudraksa

would priceless as it is Lord Shankar Himself

 

There is a reference in the book Gems and Rudraksa by Mr Anil Gupta that

states as a note

 

There are many notions about One Faced Rudraksa such as it is hardly

available or there grow two or three pieces of Rudraksa. One of them disappears

in the

sky. The second one is given to the King of Nepal and the third One Faced

Rudraksa is mixed up with the prasaad of the Pashupati Temple in Nepal. These

are

only heresays. It does not happen so. One Faced Rudraksa is found less than

the other Rudraksa. It is found but its demand is greater than its

availability. Therefore One Faced Rudraksa is not available easily

 

Hope this Helps

 

Thanks and Take Care Mitra

 

DharmaDev Arya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In a message dated 2/25/2004 5:37:10 PM Pacific Standard Time,

rsbj66 writes:

 

 

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>

> Dear all,

>

> In 1974 I knew Kali Baba of Pashupati Nath in Kathamandu. He had the

> only real round ek-mukhi I ever saw. He also showed me how the phony

> ones are made by cutting & glueing a pancha-mukhi into a do-mukhi.

>

> Kali Bana told me the test for real ek-mukhi was to pour cow's milk on

> the bead and it will ride up the flow of milk and enter the milk pot.

> He also said ek-mukhi flowed upstream in any sacred river.

>

> I never asked him to show me this, but perhaps I should have. Now Kali

> Baba has passed away, and his amazing collection of Rudrakshas and

> Shalagrams-shilas has disappeared in Nepal.

>

> QUESTION: Has anyone heard anything about these ek-mukhi qualities?

> What IS the test for ek-mukhi?

>

> Om svasti-astu!

>

> Y/s

> Richard Shaw-Brown

> http://www.richardshawbrown.com

>

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Namaste Shri Richardji,

 

Pranaams. Warmest welcome to our cyber Rudraksha Family! Thank you

for your wonderful darshan here, very honored. In the 80's I had the

good fortune of visiting Bangkok and heard of your name and fame

while there. Heartiest congratulations about all the great works you

brought forth to share and help society.

 

In regards the Ek-mukhi rudraksha, I'm in resonance with Sister

Kari. The round version is not only rare, it is virtually extinct in

today's times. As far as I know, the round version is also a myth

and the only One-faced rudraksha available in modern times is the

Half-Moon shaped Ek-mukhi. This is of course not to say that they

didn't exist (like dinosaurs once existed) way back in the lokas of

old and passed down millennia.

 

It is also deeply regrettable to hear that Shri Kali Baba's Ek-mukhi

and collection of other rudrakshas and Shalagram-shilas disappeared

after he attained Maha-Samadhi. Hopefully whoever's got them, will

know to revere and take care of them.

 

As Sis Kari mentioned, Rudra Centre is one of the world's noted

authorities on both genuine and fake rudraksha and they would be

able to identify relevant properties and qualities. Perhaps best to

contact Mrs. Neeta or Shri DharmaDev.

 

Regarding the test of rudraksha beads whether its Ek-mukhi or

upwards, so far Imvho, the process that will truly determine a

bead's authentic mukhis is to cut it open translaterally. (Please

Friends, I'm not suggesting you cut open your expensive high mukhi

beads as this is purely from a botanical viewpoint! This is the

stuff they do in laboratories only.) The number of seeds inside

determines the number of 'faces' it has outside.

 

Om Namah Shivaya

Simone

 

 

, Richard Shaw-

Brown <rsbj66> wrote:

> Dear all,

>

> In 1974 I knew Kali Baba of Pashupati Nath in Kathamandu. He had

the

> only real round ek-mukhi I ever saw. He also showed me how the

phony

> ones are made by cutting & glueing a pancha-mukhi into a do-mukhi.

>

> Kali Bana told me the test for real ek-mukhi was to pour cow's

milk on

> the bead and it will ride up the flow of milk and enter the milk

pot.

> He also said ek-mukhi flowed upstream in any sacred river.

>

> I never asked him to show me this, but perhaps I should have. Now

Kali

> Baba has passed away, and his amazing collection of Rudrakshas and

> Shalagrams-shilas has disappeared in Nepal.

>

> QUESTION: Has anyone heard anything about these ek-mukhi qualities?

> What IS the test for ek-mukhi?

>

> Om svasti-astu!

>

> Y/s

> Richard Shaw-Brown

> http://www.richardshawbrown.com

>

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Oh! I didn't connect you with the designer and gemologist. Happy to meet you!

I've

admired your designs!

 

K.

 

 

, Richard Shaw-Brown

<rsbj66> wrote:

> Dear all,

>

> In 1974 I knew Kali Baba of Pashupati Nath in Kathamandu. He had the

> only real round ek-mukhi I ever saw. He also showed me how the phony

> ones are made by cutting & glueing a pancha-mukhi into a do-mukhi.

>

> Kali Bana told me the test for real ek-mukhi was to pour cow's milk on

> the bead and it will ride up the flow of milk and enter the milk pot.

> He also said ek-mukhi flowed upstream in any sacred river.

>

> I never asked him to show me this, but perhaps I should have. Now Kali

> Baba has passed away, and his amazing collection of Rudrakshas and

> Shalagrams-shilas has disappeared in Nepal.

>

> QUESTION: Has anyone heard anything about these ek-mukhi qualities?

> What IS the test for ek-mukhi?

>

> Om svasti-astu!

>

> Y/s

> Richard Shaw-Brown

> http://www.richardshawbrown.com

>

> ______________________

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