8 Mukhi Rudraksha Pendant - Ganesha Blessings, Lab Certified

• Ganesha's bead — The eight faces are given to Vighnaharta, the remover of obstacles, and this is the mukhi wearers reach for when the same problem keeps returning.
• Rahu's remedy — Rahu is the ruling graha here, and the bead is traditionally taken up during a Rahu mahadasha or when a chart shows Rahu prominently placed.
• Associated with persistence — Long linked with steadying resolve in people who start well and stall, rather than with sudden reversals of fortune.
• Ashta Vinayaka count — The eight faces are also read as the eight forms of Ganapati, which is why many wearers prefer to begin on a Chaturthi.
• Wrist or neck — Unlike most lockets, an 8 Mukhi is traditionally worn on the right wrist as readily as at the throat.

1. Begin on a Saturday morning, after a bath.
2. Wash the bead in clean water and offer it a few blades of durva grass or a red flower if you have one to hand.
3. Hold it and set your intention for the single obstacle you have been circling the longest.
4. Chant Om Hum Namah eleven times, then put it on.
5. Wear it on the right wrist on a black or red thread, or at the neck on a chain, keeping it against the skin.
6. Re-energise it on a Saturday during a Rahu period, and observe whatever dietary restraint your household keeps while wearing it.

Worn at the wrist on a black thread it stays discreet under a shirt cuff, which is how most people carry an 8 Mukhi to work. If you prefer it at the neck, keep the chain short so the bead sits at the throat rather than the chest.

Saturday is the day given to Rahu's remedies in most North Indian practice, and Rahu is this bead's ruling planet, so that is the traditional start. Those who lead with the deity instead begin on a Wednesday, Ganesha's day, or on the Chaturthi tithi. Ganesh Chaturthi itself is considered the most auspicious first wearing of the year.

The eight-faced bead belongs to Ganapati in every major Rudraksha listing, and eight is the count of his forms on the Ashta Vinayaka circuit in Maharashtra. It sits at the point where mukhi counts begin to grow scarce: more available than a nine or a ten, but well behind the common five. Its faces are natural furrows in the seed shell, and a genuine eight-faced bead shows all eight running unbroken from stem to tip.

• Mukhi8 (Aath Mukhi, eight-faced)
• Presiding deityLord Ganesha, Vighnaharta
• Ruling planetRahu
• CappingGerman silver
• Worn asRight wrist or neck pendant, per tradition
• CertificationLab certificate with wearing and care instructions included
• CareRemove before bathing; keep it in the puja space when not worn

Colour and texture vary slightly from piece to piece — every bead and stone is natural and one of a kind.

Keep away from water, perfume and harsh chemicals. Wipe gently with a soft dry cloth. Store in the pouch or box provided when not in use.

Presented in a sturdy gift box with protective foam, made for safe delivery and for gifting.

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