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| Most Commonly found Fake One Mukhis in market |
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This is 2 mukhi flat bead from South India available
abundantly.
The line at one end is left as it is and the other
line is manually
altered to carve a lingam, Nag and trishul.
This is the most
commonly sold fake one mukhi.
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1 mukhi bought from Malaysia. It is nearly four inches in diameter and looks and feels like a rudraksha.
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| Fake 24 mukhi rudraksha (about 30 - 36 mm) |
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| Fake Rudraksha bead
from Nepal |
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Most commonly sold variety. This is actually a 3 faced Oval bead of Indian origin and not Nepalese . Other lines are skillfully obliterated leaving only one line. Purchased from Haridwar for Rs 1100- Rs 3000. Can be identified by sight. |
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Fake 1 mukhi half moon shape from China. It is
commonly sold in market. |
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This is a seed with a skillfully carved line sold as a Rudraksha species bead . Can be detected by sight due to the presence of smooth scales on the bead which is unlike the thorny protrusions on rudraksha beads . Usually sold capped in gold or silver to avoid seeing the drilled hole of the seed. Studies are going on to determine the species of this bead . Purchased from a reputed ashram for Rs
11,500.
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A commonly sold variety from Indonesia. In this small pieces of Rudraksha are glued on four of the lines of a five mukhi bead thus leaving only one deep line. Can be detected by dipping in hot water for 2-3 hours . The other hidden lines would show up in a different color as the glue softens. Pieces chip off on regular wearing . Purchased from Indonesia for $100.
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This is a synthetically manufactured bead sold as 1 mukhi in religious places of India by roadside hawkers. Pictures show top view and side view . Purchased for Rs 10 after bargaining . Can be detected by sight only. |
This is a five faced
Rudraksha bead in which all lines except one are hidden by sticking
black glue. Pictures show two different views. Sold widely in India
at road side hawkers in religious places. Can be detected by
boiling in water and also by sight. |
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Giant Ball made from a cork like substance that has a natural stem implanted on top to give the "look". Sold very widely in India and abroad by unscrupulous people . Pictures shows the outside view and the inner section after opening it. Filled with edible gum. Purchased by a Client from seller in Singapore for $500. |
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Identification of Rudraksha
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Rudraksha are available from 2 mukhi till 27 mukhis. The five faced Rudraksha are found easily and abundantly. One faced Rudraksha round variety has never been found till date and is thus a myth. A variety of Rudraksha called 1 mukhi half moon is thus sold in its place which is genuine and belong to a family tree of rudraksha. This bead is found easily and price is also not high. However there are suppliers who sell this half moon variety also at exorbitant prices taking advantage of the rarity of round 1 mukhi rudraksha.
Round 1 mukhi rudraksha however is the most highly sold bead and is faked in many forms by unscrupulous suppliers.
Many of these beads are made from berries and betel nuts and Areca nuts. Some have a stem implanted in them artificially to give a real look. Also some suppliers sell fake 1 mukhis which have Serpent, Trishul, Lingam etc carved on them. A real Rudraksha does not have these markings. More |
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Other fake mukhi Rudraksha & Rudraksha malas |
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Fake beads carved out of betel nut. Method commonly used to make high mukhi beads upto 21 mukhi. Purchased in 1998, Varanasi, India.
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Fake Trijuti made from three Rudraksha beads ground and glued together. Purchased from Mumbai, India 1999.
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Fake Gauri Shankars made from two Rudraksha beads ground and glued together. Purchased from Mumbai , India 1999 and Nasik in 2001.
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