What is Rudraksha?

Modified on Wed, 15 Dec 2021 at 11:30 PM

Rudraksha are dried seeds of a tree, botanically known as Elaeocarpus ganitrus, which mostly grows in select locations of Southeast Asia, predominantly in the upper Himalayan mountain range of the Indian subcontinent. The word Rudraksha literally means “tears of Shiva”.

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