How do you identify if a Rudraksha is original? - menjewell.com

How do you identify if a Rudraksha is original?

Rudraksha Beads hold a very significant place in Indiantradition. These have been worn by mankind from thousands of years for good health and to repel negative planetary impacts. These magical beads also help in attaining heavenly pleasures. It is said that when worshipped, they bring wealth to you. With this, one can escape from the biggest uncertainty of human life, which is untimely death. Rudraksha Beads have a host of so many other benefits also, including peace of mind and harmony. With their growing admiration, many people have started selling Fake Rudraksha Beads, which are made up of plastic or wood. Many marketing companies are also selling fake beads by publicizing through television, taking the help of models/ actors. They are cheating the public in this way. So an important question arises- How to know if a Rudraksha Bead is Original or Fake?

Do Following Test…

• Appearance of Rudraksha: An original bead will be inReddish-brown / Pale-Yellow color with a lot of grooves on its exterior. There are only three sizes of a genuine Rudraksha- Amla fruit size, Zizyphus fruit size and Chick pea size.
• Magnetic field test: An original Rudraksha has a magnetic field around it. When you will place the bead between two copper coins, then it will rotate itself in clockwise direction.
• Density test: Sinking of the bead in water or milk is a feature of real Rudraksha Bead.
•  Thermometer test: When we keep Rudraksha in water (just to cover the bead) for half an hour, the temperature of that water will increase by 1 or 2 degrees centigrade. You can check it with the help of thermometer.
• Milk test: Put the bead in a glass of fresh milk. If the Rudraksha Bead is Original, then the milk won’t spoil even after 2-3 days.
• It is most reliable methods and for this cut the Rudraksha bead horizontally. When it will be cut one can find the same number of section as the number of lines. If it is not then drawback of this method is that bead gets damaged.
• This test gives information that whether the beads show properties like inductance, capacitance, conduction of electric current etc.
• Some times the fake or the artificial Rudraksha may seem same as real one but these fake Rudraksha facets can not be made as real as those present on the real Rudraksha. This is a natural partition on Rudraksha which just like the closed lips with deep natural. See these deep linings (facets) with the help of a magnifying glass (Lenses) and thus can be easily distinguish a real Rudraksha.
• Some of the rare Rudraksha beads like Gauri Shankar Rudraksha or a Trijuti can be made by synthetically joining two or three Rudraksha with help of paste etc. if here is any of hesitation this Rudraksha bead, kept in boiling water for some minutes. A sharp streak will take place at the joint in case of synthetic Rudraksha.
• Boil it for some hours; if it is a real Rudraksh then it will not have any effect on rudraksh bead. If it is synthetic or two Rudrakshsare joined together synthetically (in case of Gauri shanker bead), they will get divided.
• If a raw but real Rudraksha may float in the water, and a non real ones made out of wood soak with lead or by interfere a real Rudraksha may go down. An unripe but genuine Rudraksha will also float in water.