Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Namaskar Over the past 3 years there has been a tremendous increase in retail price levels of Nepali Rudrakha beads. I remember when the prices first went up in 2003/2004, it was stated by some of the top retail Rudraksha websites that this was due to poor crops in that particular season. Since then the prices have stayed and gone beyond those levels, also introducing the concept of 'collector beads'. An example; in 2003 I paid around 500USD for a complete Siddha Mala with large 1st class collector beads. Today you have to pay that amount or more to get a single collector 14 mukhi! I am fairly sure there are people in the retail business who make tremendous money on these holy items. I am also sure that the price levels are mostly driven up by the popular demand. It would be interesting to know more about how the commercial Nepali Rudraksha distribution business actually works and how much the people at the very bottom of the chain are hopefully rewarded for the increased money that the customers actually pay for? I know that Nepal is a very poor country with a lot of suffering and I am following the current situation there through websites like kantipuronline.com etc. ~ Ole Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. ------------------------ Sponsor --------------------~--> Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click./97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM --~-> <*> / <*> <*> Your Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 dear shiv bhakt ole om namo bhagawate rudraya the cost of any product (holy item or any item) varies from place to place and country to country. you cannot say that ice is produced freely in snowy mountain areas whereas the same ice is sold on per kg basis in hot areas. a potato produced in a field in remote rural villages of india costs only rupees one or even less but the retail price of it at the door of your million rupee home in posh locality in cosmopolitan city is rupees ten. you shall not complain on this as a price distortion. when a product is sold in another place other than its natural production, due to supply chain and logistics and inventory management and overheads besides various operational expenses, the cost gets multiplied. still i have been keeping my prices lowest in the world among retail prices. as regards collector beads are concnerned, the best looking bigger size beads of any mukh are taken out and are sold as collector beads at double the price of normal beads. if one thinks big is beautiful and size matters, he shall not mind paying a premium for getting a bigger and better one with excellent cosmetic appearance and clear contours. effect wise both normal and collector beads are one and the same. as regards your observation of 14mukh is concerned, i am supplying best quality genuine nepalese 14mukh rudraksha with my own value added services like sanctification, energisation and programming for just rupees fourteen thousand or around USD 300 door delivered anywhere in india. if one wants the same without these value added services, i can supply the same at a price much lower than this as i get volume discounts from the wholesale supplier in nepal. since you discussed the price issues in public, i thought of clarifying the real value for money a shiv bhakt shall get when he buys a rudraksha from me or anyone else. shiv bhakts interested in obtaining these rudraksha at lowest retail prices in the world may contact me on my personal ID panditarjun2004 in praise of lord shiva and with best wishes pandit arjun , Ole Alstrup <alstrup> wrote: > > Namaskar > > Over the past 3 years there has been a tremendous increase in retail price levels of Nepali Rudrakha beads. > > I remember when the prices first went up in 2003/2004, it was stated by some of the top retail Rudraksha websites that this was due to poor crops in that particular season. Since then the prices have stayed and gone beyond those levels, also introducing the concept of 'collector beads'. > > An example; in 2003 I paid around 500USD for a complete Siddha Mala with large 1st class collector beads. Today you have to pay that amount or more to get a single collector 14 mukhi! > > I am fairly sure there are people in the retail business who make tremendous money on these holy items. I am also sure that the price levels are mostly driven up by the popular demand. It would be interesting to know more about how the commercial Nepali Rudraksha distribution business actually works and how much the people at the very bottom of the chain are hopefully rewarded for the increased money that the customers actually pay for? I know that Nepal is a very poor country with a lot of suffering and I am following the current situation there through websites like kantipuronline.com etc. > > ~ Ole > > Send instant messages to your online friends " on the web. Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 OK, so how much are the 14 muhki beads without your value added services? - panditarjun2004 Friday, May 19, 2006 4:11 AM Re: Nepal Rudraksha price levels dear shiv bhakt ole om namo bhagawate rudraya the cost of any product (holy item or any item) varies from place to place and country to country. you cannot say that ice is produced freely in snowy mountain areas whereas the same ice is sold on per kg basis in hot areas. a potato produced in a field in remote rural villages of india costs only rupees one or even less but the retail price of it at the door of your million rupee home in posh locality in cosmopolitan city is rupees ten. you shall not complain on this as a price distortion. when a product is sold in another place other than its natural production, due to supply chain and logistics and inventory management and overheads besides various operational expenses, the cost gets multiplied. still i have been keeping my prices lowest in the world among retail prices. as regards collector beads are concnerned, the best looking bigger size beads of any mukh are taken out and are sold as collector beads at double the price of normal beads. if one thinks big is beautiful and size matters, he shall not mind paying a premium for getting a bigger and better one with excellent cosmetic appearance and clear contours. effect wise both normal and collector beads are one and the same. as regards your observation of 14mukh is concerned, i am supplying best quality genuine nepalese 14mukh rudraksha with my own value added services like sanctification, energisation and programming for just rupees fourteen thousand or around USD 300 door delivered anywhere in india. if one wants the same without these value added services, i can supply the same at a price much lower than this as i get volume discounts from the wholesale supplier in nepal. since you discussed the price issues in public, i thought of clarifying the real value for money a shiv bhakt shall get when he buys a rudraksha from me or anyone else. shiv bhakts interested in obtaining these rudraksha at lowest retail prices in the world may contact me on my personal ID panditarjun2004 in praise of lord shiva and with best wishes pandit arjun , Ole Alstrup <alstrup wrote: > > Namaskar > > Over the past 3 years there has been a tremendous increase in retail price levels of Nepali Rudrakha beads. > > I remember when the prices first went up in 2003/2004, it was stated by some of the top retail Rudraksha websites that this was due to poor crops in that particular season. Since then the prices have stayed and gone beyond those levels, also introducing the concept of 'collector beads'. > > An example; in 2003 I paid around 500USD for a complete Siddha Mala with large 1st class collector beads. Today you have to pay that amount or more to get a single collector 14 mukhi! > > I am fairly sure there are people in the retail business who make tremendous money on these holy items. I am also sure that the price levels are mostly driven up by the popular demand. It would be interesting to know more about how the commercial Nepali Rudraksha distribution business actually works and how much the people at the very bottom of the chain are hopefully rewarded for the increased money that the customers actually pay for? I know that Nepal is a very poor country with a lot of suffering and I am following the current situation there through websites like kantipuronline.com etc. > > ~ Ole > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. > Lord shiva a.. Visit your group "" on the web. b.. c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Dear Sriman, I think even Rs. 1 Five Mukhi has great effect for anyone. So no one can be without the blessings of Lord Mahadev, even from richest to poorest, everyone is blessed. In fact, it is ironic that late Mahatma Kali Baba of Nepal, a penniless sanyasi, had the most valuable ekamukhi round, plus a whole mala of 14 mukhi x 108, and so many others. And he was not middle class, he was penniless... still HE had the most valuable collection I ever saw. I think it takes blessings, not Rs, to obtain Rudraksha, and no Rudraksha should ever be underestimated. Rds, Richard sacred-objects, deven chopra <chopradeven81> wrote: > > Even I would like to know about it > > Whatever be the reason but the rudraksha prices should not have been gone so high > > No middle class person can think of buying it to have some serious effect > > ---Sriman, I think even Rs. 1 Five Mukhi has great effect for anyone. So no one can be without the blessings of Lord Mahadev, even from richest to poorest, everyone is blessed. Rds, Richard > > > up> wrote: > Namaskar > > Over the past 3 years there has been a tremendous increase in retail price levels of Nepali Rudrakha beads. > > I remember when the prices first went up in 2003/2004, it was stated by some of the top retail Rudraksha websites that this was due to poor crops in that particular season. Since then the prices have stayed and gone beyond those levels, also introducing the concept of 'collector beads'. > > An example; in 2003 I paid around 500USD for a complete Siddha Mala with large 1st class collector beads. Today you have to pay that amount or more to get a single collector 14 mukhi! > > I am fairly sure there are people in the retail business who make tremendous money on these holy items. I am also sure that the price levels are mostly driven up by the popular demand. It would be interesting to know more about how the commercial Nepali Rudraksha distribution business actually works and how much the people at the very bottom of the chain are hopefully rewarded for the increased money that the customers actually pay for? I know that Nepal is a very poor country with a lot of suffering and I am following the current situation there through websites like kantipuronline.com etc. > > ~ Ole > Send instant messages to your online friends Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Dear Richard, Do you have more pics of Kali Baba Ji? Surya - Richard Shaw-Brown II sacred-objects Friday, May 19, 2006 2:22 PM Re: Nepal Rudraksha price levels Dear Sriman, I think even Rs. 1 Five Mukhi has great effect for anyone. So no one can be without the blessings of Lord Mahadev, even from richest to poorest, everyone is blessed. In fact, it is ironic that late Mahatma Kali Baba of Nepal, a penniless sanyasi, had the most valuable ekamukhi round, plus a whole mala of 14 mukhi x 108, and so many others. And he was not middle class, he was penniless... still HE had the most valuable collection I ever saw. I think it takes blessings, not Rs, to obtain Rudraksha, and no Rudraksha should ever be underestimated. Rds, Richard sacred-objects, deven chopra <chopradeven81 wrote: > > Even I would like to know about it > > Whatever be the reason but the rudraksha prices should not have been gone so high > > No middle class person can think of buying it to have some serious effect > > ---Sriman, I think even Rs. 1 Five Mukhi has great effect for anyone. So no one can be without the blessings of Lord Mahadev, even from richest to poorest, everyone is blessed. Rds, Richard > > > up wrote: > Namaskar > > Over the past 3 years there has been a tremendous increase in retail price levels of Nepali Rudrakha beads. > > I remember when the prices first went up in 2003/2004, it was stated by some of the top retail Rudraksha websites that this was due to poor crops in that particular season. Since then the prices have stayed and gone beyond those levels, also introducing the concept of 'collector beads'. > > An example; in 2003 I paid around 500USD for a complete Siddha Mala with large 1st class collector beads. Today you have to pay that amount or more to get a single collector 14 mukhi! > > I am fairly sure there are people in the retail business who make tremendous money on these holy items. I am also sure that the price levels are mostly driven up by the popular demand. It would be interesting to know more about how the commercial Nepali Rudraksha distribution business actually works and how much the people at the very bottom of the chain are hopefully rewarded for the increased money that the customers actually pay for? I know that Nepal is a very poor country with a lot of suffering and I am following the current situation there through websites like kantipuronline.com etc. > > ~ Ole > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. > > > > Cultured pearls Cultured pearl jewelry Cultured pearl necklace Cultured pearl bracelet Cultured pearl choker Cultured pearl earrings > > > > > > Visit your group "sacred-objects" on the web. > > > sacred-objects > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > Do you have a question on a topic you cant find an Answer to. Try Answers India > Get the all new Messenger Beta Now > Cultured pearls Cultured pearl jewelry Cultured pearl necklace Cultured pearl bracelet Cultured pearl choker Cultured pearl earrings a.. Visit your group "sacred-objects" on the web. b.. sacred-objects c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 dear shiv bhakt surya ji om namo bhagawate rudraya the size of 14mukhi beads are between 25mm and 35mm. in praise of lord shiva and with best wishes Pandit Arjun (Healer, Astrologer) B-32A, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019 Mobile # 9899860935 , "Mahamuni Das" <mahamuni> wrote: > > What will the size of the beads be--14 muhki--if I buy 20 or more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Thank you for this. What do you consider collector size, just so I know? Also what is the largest 14 muhki you have or have seen? What about 14 face Gauri Shankar? Pranams, Surya - panditarjun2004 Sunday, May 21, 2006 1:29 AM Re: Nepal Rudraksha price levels dear shiv bhakt surya ji om namo bhagawate rudraya the size of 14mukhi beads are between 25mm and 35mm. in praise of lord shiva and with best wishes Pandit Arjun (Healer, Astrologer) B-32A, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019 Mobile # 9899860935 , "Mahamuni Das" <mahamuni wrote: > > What will the size of the beads be--14 muhki--if I buy 20 or more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 It is interesting to note that Rudraksha retail prices went significantly up between at the end of 2003 and have stayed up since then. The reason quoted by some of the top retailers back then were poor crops. The prices never went down from then on. Now when asked, some are claming it is due to the unrest and getting beads out of Arun Valley in Western Nepal. Hasnt this same problem been there for many years? It would seem from info obtained elsewhere (ONS group) that large farm owners do not have a problem getting beads out of Nepal, and visit the retailers in India on a regular basis, so really dont understand the dilemma as quoted by DharmaDev Kevin of RC here. What I am trying to ascertain is if the customers are being told the whole truth by retailers. Of course one cannot do anything about this, except to check around and possibly bargain with those who are selling the beads on the market. In connection with this, I wonder if there has ever been any efforts to establish a rudraksha trade organisation?? Because of my humble experience with Sri Rudraksha, I naturally have an interest in all areas relating to the holy beads. My enquiry into this has nothing to do with the actual value of Rudraksha beads, (or to smear any company or individual as obnoxiously claimed by DharmaDev Kevin) which in my opinion are priceless, regardless of the number of mukhis. But I do reserve the right to ask straightforward questions about the price levels, which for most seem an important point too. ~ Ole sacred-objects, "Richard Shaw-Brown II" <rsbj66> wrote: > > Dear Sriman, > > I think even Rs. 1 Five Mukhi has great effect for anyone. So no one > can be without the blessings of Lord Mahadev, even from richest to > poorest, everyone is blessed. In fact, it is ironic that late Mahatma > Kali Baba of Nepal, a penniless sanyasi, had the most valuable > ekamukhi round, plus a whole mala of 14 mukhi x 108, and so many > others. And he was not middle class, he was penniless... still HE had > the most valuable collection I ever saw. > > I think it takes blessings, not Rs, to obtain Rudraksha, and no > Rudraksha should ever be underestimated. > > Rds, Richard > > sacred-objects, deven chopra > <chopradeven81@> wrote: > > > > Even I would like to know about it > > > > Whatever be the reason but the rudraksha prices should not have > been gone so high > > > > No middle class person can think of buying it to have some serious > effect > > > > ---Sriman, I think even Rs. 1 Five Mukhi has great effect for > anyone. So no one can be without the blessings of Lord Mahadev, even > from richest to poorest, everyone is blessed. Rds, Richard > > > > > > up@> wrote: > > Namaskar > > > > Over the past 3 years there has been a tremendous increase in > retail price levels of Nepali Rudrakha beads. > > > > I remember when the prices first went up in 2003/2004, it was > stated by some of the top retail Rudraksha websites that this was due > to poor crops in that particular season. Since then the prices have > stayed and gone beyond those levels, also introducing the concept of > 'collector beads'. > > > > An example; in 2003 I paid around 500USD for a complete Siddha > Mala with large 1st class collector beads. Today you have to pay that > amount or more to get a single collector 14 mukhi! > > > > I am fairly sure there are people in the retail business who make > tremendous money on these holy items. I am also sure that the price > levels are mostly driven up by the popular demand. It would be > interesting to know more about how the commercial Nepali Rudraksha > distribution business actually works and how much the people at the > very bottom of the chain are hopefully rewarded for the increased > money that the customers actually pay for? I know that Nepal is a very > poor country with a lot of suffering and I am following the current > situation there through websites like kantipuronline.com etc. > > > > ~ Ole > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Hi, Does HE require an email address ?? People on this list know what is being talked about..and some who do not know may also pick up what is being talked about..but for some..email address is the only door to contact Bholenath.. Aum anil , Simone <shombaz> wrote: > > Hi > > Can you please reveal bolenath email address so that i can get prices of rudraksha. > > Simone > > anil <anil_bindal2000> wrote: > Aum Namah Shivaya > > Is it true that Rudraksha beads since are tears of Lord Shiva should > only be born in Grief ( Dukh ) and should be hidden when the normalcy > or all distress is absorbed ? > > Re: the price of the rudraksha...bholenath arranges the beads at the > affordable price as at one wishes to buy.. > > Aum > anil > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Dear Surya, Prices of higher mukhi Gauri Shankar are 20% to 30% less than that of the normal higher mukhi rudraksha beads. In fact, most of the higher mukhi rudraksha are Gauri Shankar inside. Thanking you and with best wishes, Chandrashekhar Phadke Mahamuni Das <mahamuni (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote: Thank you for this. What do you consider collector size, just so I know? Also what is the largest 14 muhki you have or have seen? What about 14 face Gauri Shankar? Pranams, Surya - panditarjun2004 Sunday, May 21, 2006 1:29 AM Re: Nepal Rudraksha price levels dear shiv bhakt surya ji om namo bhagawate rudraya the size of 14mukhi beads are between 25mm and 35mm. in praise of lord shiva and with best wishes Pandit Arjun (Healer, Astrologer) B-32A, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019 Mobile # 9899860935 , "Mahamuni Das" <mahamuni wrote: > > What will the size of the beads be--14 muhki--if I buy 20 or more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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