Rudraksha Maintenance

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Namaskar Dr. Patel, you are most welcome to ask as many questions as

you like

 

Not all blackish rudraksha beads are heavier. Some are older beads

and some are naturally darkish in color when first harvested. Some

beads are stored for months, even years before selling so they are

oiled and the higher mukhis are refrigerated (not frozen) to keep the

moisture within them. This is why some beads are heavier than

others. Sellers get them in batches so they may get one batch that's

heavy from a certain season and another batch that is lighter in

weight the next cycle.

 

Since the Himalayas are cold, oil would not be so fluid up there so

farmers warm the oil up before immersing the beads. This is what they

mean by " boiled or boiling " but its a kind of warming process. Its

not the actual hot boiling that we do when cooking food. Yes you can

continue wearing your beads.

 

Trijuti is one of the most rare and extremely expensive beads.

Cleaning with water, drying for a few days at room temperature before

oiling in fine. But boiling in the literal sense is not advisable.

 

Rudraksha beads can be immersed in oil anytime for a few days or more

if you wish. If you are using cold-pressed oil, it won't turn

rancid. If the olive oil is for cooking and not cold-pressed, then

it may become rancid if you keep it over a period of time, especially

in warm climates. In any case, it's best to dispose of the oil as

some grit would always appear in the oil during the oiling process

when using a toothbrush.

 

Om Namah Shivaya

 

 

 

, pritesh patel

<drpriteshpatel wrote:

>

> Greetings Narsimhayeji,

>

> Could it be that the Blackish beads are heavier as they might

have imbibed the Olive Oil, when it must have been boiled in it. Also

if boiling the beads in either oil or water harms them, should I

continue to wear the blackish beads which, as per my information have

been boiled in Til oil or Olive oil before selling it ? This is a

common practice followed by many dealers. Especially for Trijuti,

they even advise us to boil in Water and then Oil for 5-10 minutes to

check whether it is authentic and to maintain the beads.

>

> Regarding oiling the beads, we can also keep them immersed in

Olive Oil for 1-2 days. However as far as I know everything has an

expiry date, after which it becomes decomposed or harmful. Does Olive

oil have an expiry date? How long can we store & use this Olive oil,

in which once we have immersed the beads? I mean can we use the same

oil after 6 months or so?

>

> Sorry to bother you with so much of queries, but I do not know a

better and more reliable person than YOU, on whom I can trust.

>

> Regards,

> Dr. Pritesh Patel

>