Guest guest Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 Namaste Elizabeth, The blackest/darkest color of rudraksha I'd seen were 200-odd years old. They were Gauri Shankar and a 16 mukhi bead whose facets were similar to those you described in the previous post. These beads used to belong to my first Maha-Preceptor (celibate man) who bequeathed them to his nephew. The beads were tended through the years with loving care and oiling (sandalwood) through their family preservation tradition. Om Namah Shivaya Sy , "e_mars1133" <e_mars1133> wrote: > Dear Members, > > Neeta has already written me regarding my questions so no need to > reply. She's kindly insisting that the bead be returned and she'll > send a new one shortly--I guess the new crop is just coming in now; > didn't want to trouble her with the return but I guess the definition > of the bead can matter. If any of you have interesting stories along > these lines (experiencing different beads of the same face working > differently), I'd love to hear. > > For the curious, here's her reply on how "black" beads are: " Beads > get darker tone as they get older . Even if you take a light shade > bead , it will become dark with usage and by oiling . Some becomes > dark brown and some blackish . There are beads that are jet black ." > > love, > elizabeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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