Date:16/06/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/06/16/stories/2007061658890200.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Rudralife is back in the city

Staff Reporter

Rare: A visitor looking at a necklace made of rudraksha in Bangalore.

Bangalore: The seventh edition of Rudralife is back in the city. The exhibition, as usual, features both common and rare rudrakshas. Some believe these beads to have mystical and health properties.

There are different types of rudrakshas such as charmukhi, panchmukhi, chaemukhi, saatmukhi, astmukhi, dusmukhi and son, and the rare and prized ekamukhi. The size of the rudraksha varies from a peppercorn to a gooseberry to even the size of a small coconut. They are priced anything between Rs. 50 to Rs. 1 lakh each.

The sale is on from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. till June 19 at Hotel Infantry Court, Shivaji Nagar.