Tag: buying-guide
Bracelet Sizing, Mala Length and Pendant Fit: Get It Right First Time
How to measure your wrist properly, how bead size changes the fit, what mala lengths actually mean, and how to pick a pendant chain that sits where you want it.
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Can You Wear Two Gemstones Together? Planetary Friendship Explained
Some gemstone pairings reinforce each other and some work against each other. The friendship table, the combinations to avoid, and how to layer safely.
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Rudraksha and Gemstone Gifting Guide: What to Give and When
Spiritual items make thoughtful gifts and awkward ones. Which pieces are safe to give without knowing someone's chart, and which you should never choose for another person.
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Carat vs Ratti: How to Calculate the Right Gemstone Weight
Ratti is the traditional unit, carat is the trade unit, and confusing them is an expensive mistake. The conversion, the body-weight rule, and where it stops applying.
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8 Red Flags When Buying Rudraksha and Gemstones Online
You cannot hold the item before it arrives, so the checks have to move to the seller. Eight warning signs, and the questions that expose them quickly.
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Why Rudraksha Prices Vary So Much: A Transparent Breakdown
The same mukhi can cost a few hundred rupees or several lakh. Here is exactly what drives the difference, and where in the range you should actually be shopping.
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Heated, Treated or Natural? Gemstone Treatments You Should Know About
Nearly every gemstone on the market has been through something. Which treatments are standard and accepted, which destroy value, and what each does to price.
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Abhimantrit and Pran Pratishtha: What "Energised" Really Means
Every seller says their products are energised. Here is what the terms actually denote, what a real process involves, and how to energise something yourself.
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How to Identify Original Rudraksha: 7 Checks That Work, 3 Myths That Don't
The water test and the copper-coin test are the two most repeated pieces of Rudraksha advice online. Both are unreliable. Here is what actually works.
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