Rudraksha




Rudraksha, also rudraksh, Sanskrit: rudrākṣa ("Rudra's Tear Drops"), is a seed traditionally used for prayer beads in Hinduism. The seed is produced by several species of large evergreen broad-leaved tree in the genus Elaeocarpus, with Elaeocarpus ganitrus being the principal species used in the making of organic jwellery or mala.