Mahavir Gems

Rudraksha (also known as: rudrākṣa) refers to a stone fruit, the dried (seeds) stones of which are used as prayer beads in individual pendants or rosary by Hindus, by Buddhists and by Sikhs. When this seed fruit ripens, rudraksha stones (seeds) are covered by an inedible blue outer fruit so they are often also known as "blueberry beads". This so called highly respected rudraksha seeds (stones) are produced by several species of Elaeocarpus which are normally huge, evergreen, broad-leaved trees found in India, Indonesia, and Nepal, the principal species of which is Elaeocarpus ganitrus.

This stones are generally associated with the Hindu deity Lord Shiva and are most commonly worn and worshiped for protection against evil and for chanting Hindu mantras such as "Oam Namah Shivay"  (In Sanskrit: ॐ नमः शिवाय; Oam Namaḥ Śivāya).

Rudraksha seeds are primarily sourced from countries like India, Indonesia, and Nepal for jewelry, rosary (Jap Malas) and garlands ( malas to be worn in neck); they are  equally valued like most of the semi-precious stones. There are various meanings, beliefs  and interpretations which are attributed to this beads with different numbers of "faces" (in Sanskrit: मुख, romanized as: mukha, lit. 'face') or locules, and rare or unique variety of these stones are highly prized and valued.