Cat's Eye (Lehsunia): what to know before you buy
Two cat's eyes can look alike across a counter and differ ten times over in price. The answer is almost always treatment, and whether anybody mentioned it.
28 September 2026 · 16 min
Journal
What we know about the pieces we sell, and how to choose between them.
16 Mukhi Rudraksha: what to know before you buy
A 16 Mukhi is very rare among Rudraksha and high. Price at this count follows scarcity, not quality u2014 and the count outside means nothing unless the chambers inside match it.
Dr. Kkomal Vasisht · 30 September 2026 · 16 min read
Hessonite (Gomed): what to know before you buy
Two hessonites can look alike across a counter and differ ten times over in price. The answer is almost always treatment, and whether anybody mentioned it.
28 September 2026 · 16 min
Red Coral (Moonga): what to know before you buy Coral
Two red corals can look alike across a counter and differ ten times over in price. The answer is almost always treatment, and whether anybody mentioned it.
28 September 2026 · 14 min · Dr. Kkomal Vasisht
Pearl (Moti): what to know before you buy
Two pearls can look alike across a counter and differ ten times over in price. The answer is almost always treatment, and whether anybody mentioned it.
28 September 2026 · 17 min
Emerald (Panna): what to know before you buy
Two emeralds can look alike across a counter and differ ten times over in price. The answer is almost always treatment, and whether anybody mentioned it.
28 September 2026 · 17 min
Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj): what to know before you buy
Two yellow sapphires can look alike across a counter and differ ten times over in price. The answer is almost always treatment, and whether anybody mentioned it.
28 September 2026 · 17 min
Blue Sapphire (Neelam): what to know before you buy
Two blue sapphires can look alike across a counter and differ ten times over in price. The answer is almost always treatment, and whether anybody mentioned it.
28 September 2026 · 17 min
Ruby (Manik): what to know before you buy
Two rubys can look alike across a counter and differ ten times over in price. The answer is almost always treatment, and whether anybody mentioned it.
28 September 2026 · 17 min
19, 20 and 21 Mukhi Rudraksha: the counts sold far more often than they exist
The 21 Mukhi is the number buyers have heard of, which is exactly why it is the number most often faked. At these counts the question is never what a bead costs.
15 September 2026 · 16 min · Dr. Kkomal Vasisht
15, 16, 17 and 18 Mukhi Rudraksha: where the tradition thins out and so does the supply
Both of those are worth saying out loud rather than papering over. A
15 September 2026 · 20 min · Dr. Kkomal Vasisht
12, 13 and 14 Mukhi Rudraksha: where counting by eye stops working
This is the clearest case for why the trade settles the question somewhere other than the surface. I
15 September 2026 · 15 min · Dr. Kkomal Vasisht