9 Mukhi Rudraksha Pendant Java – Lab Certified

• Navdurga bead — The nine faces are counted as the nine forms of Durga worshipped across Navratri, which is when this mukhi is most often taken up.
• Ketu's graha — Ketu is the ruling planet given to this bead, and it is traditionally worn by those passing through a Ketu mahadasha or antardasha.
• Associated with abhaya — The classical link is fearlessness, so it has long been chosen by people facing something they are dreading rather than something they want.
• Java origin — Indonesian beads are smaller and more evenly rounded than Himalayan ones, which is what makes a nine-faced bead affordable at pendant size.
• Face count certified — Nine mukhis are difficult to read by eye on a small bead, so the lab report confirms the count rather than leaving it to a photograph.

1. Begin on a Tuesday morning, after a bath.
2. Rinse the pendant under running water and pass it briefly through the smoke of a dhoop or incense stick.
3. Hold it before an image of Durga and set your intention for the fear or situation you want to face steadily.
4. Chant Om Hreem Hum Namah eleven times, then put it on.
5. Wear it against the skin on a red thread; if you keep a Navratri fast, take it up on the first of the nine nights.
6. Remove it before a soap bath and rest it in your puja space overnight once a week.

Red cotton or silk thread is the customary pairing for a Durga bead and reads well over a kurta. Being a Java bead it is small enough to layer beneath a longer 5 Mukhi mala without either piece crowding the other.

Tuesday is the traditional start, being the day given to Durga and to the fierce grahas, and Ketu, this bead's ruling planet, is invoked alongside her. Navratri, and Ashtami in particular, is the other window most families choose. Avoid beginning on a day when you cannot bathe and sit quietly for a few minutes first.

Rudraksha texts read the nine faces of this bead as the nine nights of Navratri and the nine forms of the goddess, and it is the mukhi most often described as Ketu's own. Java beads like this one grow on Elaeocarpus trees cultivated in Indonesia; they are smaller and more uniformly shaped than Himalayan beads, which is why a nine-faced bead comes within reach at this price. The mukhis are natural furrows in the shell, and on a bead this size they need magnification to count properly, which is precisely what the certificate is for.

• Mukhi9 (Nau Mukhi, nine-faced)
• Presiding deityGoddess Durga in her nine Navdurga forms
• Ruling planetKetu
• OriginJava, Indonesia
• Bead sizeJava grade, noticeably smaller than a Nepali bead of the same count
• SettingCapped pendant, ready to string; metal finish as shown in the images
• CertificationLab certificate included

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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