Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 AUM NAMAH SHIVAYA Dear Brothers and Sisters: I would like to add something to genuineness or fakeness of Rudraksh. 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. 1) 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. It is 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 2) 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 3) 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. 4) One can also spot a fake bead by use of a magnifying glass, and check for glued joints or carved lines. 5) 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. 6) Like our finger prints no two Rudraksh have same designs on them. Looking for authenticity, hold two Rudraskh from the shop they sell and carefully examine them. If you find the designs same then they are fake. 7) There is another thing called Bhadraksh bead which is quite similar to Rudraksh but those who have experience they will easily recognize the two apart. Bhadraskh is also sold in market as Rudraksh. Bhadraksh has somewhat spiney appearance. 8) 99.9% One Mukhi ROUND SHAPE RUDRAKSH are FAKE, as it has never been produced till date by any Tree in Nepal or Indonesia. Half moon 1 mukhi is genuine and available easily. Rudraksha are available from 2 mukhi till 27 mukhis. The five faced Rudraksha are found easily and abundantly. One faced Rudraksha round variety is extremely rare and should be purchased very carefully from a reliable source only. A variety of Rudraksha called 1 mukhi half moon is thus sold in its place which is genuine and belong to a family tree of rudraksha. This bead is found easily and price is also not high. However there are suppliers who sell this half moon variety also at exorbitant prices taking advantage of the rarity of round 1 mukhi rudraksha. Round 1 mukhi rudraksha however is the most highly sold bead and is faked in many forms by unscrupulous suppliers. Many of these beads are made from berries and betel nuts and Areca nuts. Some have a stem implanted in them artificially to give a real look. Also some suppliers sell fake 1 mukhis which have Serpent, Trishul, Lingam etc carved on them. A real Rudraksha does not have these markings VANDE NIKHILAM!! SOMY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 wonderfull. dear sir, regards, kanishk somybist wrote: > > AUM NAMAH SHIVAYA > > Dear Brothers and Sisters: > > I would like to add something to genuineness or > fakeness of Rudraksh. > > 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. > > 1) 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. It > is 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 > > 2) 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 > > 3) 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. > > 4) One can also spot a fake bead by use of a > magnifying glass, and check for glued joints or carved > lines. > > 5) 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. > > 6) Like our finger prints no two Rudraksh have same > designs on them. Looking for authenticity, hold two > Rudraskh from the shop they sell and carefully examine > them. If you find the designs same then they are > fake. > > 7) There is another thing called Bhadraksh bead which > is quite similar to Rudraksh but those who have > experience they will easily recognize the two apart. > Bhadraskh is also sold in market as Rudraksh. > Bhadraksh has somewhat spiney appearance. > > 8) 99.9% One Mukhi ROUND SHAPE RUDRAKSH are FAKE, as > it has never been produced till date by any Tree in > Nepal or Indonesia. > > Half moon 1 mukhi is genuine and available easily. > > Rudraksha are available from 2 mukhi till 27 mukhis. > The five faced Rudraksha are found easily and > abundantly. One faced Rudraksha round variety is > extremely rare and should be purchased very carefully > from a reliable source only. A variety of Rudraksha > called 1 mukhi half moon is thus sold in its place > which is genuine and belong to a family tree of > rudraksha. This bead is found easily and price is also > not high. However there are suppliers who sell this > half moon variety also at exorbitant prices taking > advantage of the rarity of round 1 mukhi rudraksha. > Round 1 mukhi rudraksha however is the most highly > sold bead and is faked in many forms by unscrupulous > suppliers. Many of these beads are made from berries > and betel nuts and Areca nuts. Some have a stem > implanted in them artificially to give a real look. > Also some suppliers sell fake 1 mukhis which have > Serpent, Trishul, Lingam etc carved on them. > > A real Rudraksha does not have these markings > > VANDE NIKHILAM!! > SOMY > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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