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Page 1: The Navratnas: The 9 Sacred Gemstones | Shubh Gems

The NavratnasPresented by:

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The Navratnas are the sacred nine gemstones as per vedic astrology that have an intense impact on human life. These nine gemstones are linked to the nine planets also called Navagrahas and are recommended carefully by a trained astrologer.

The Navratnas as per Vedic Astrology are:

1. Ruby2. Pearl3. Red coral4. Emerald5. Yellow Sapphire6. Diamond7. Blue Sapphire8. Hessonite9. Cat’s eye ChrysoberylPhone: 8010-555-111 Website: www.shubhgems.in

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1. Ruby Ruling Planet: Sun (Surya)Ruby one the most popular astrological gemstones , with an intense bright red color and is very desirable due to its hardness, lustre and rarity.It is a red variety of mineral Corundum and is fundamentally a red Sapphire. It is also known as “Manik” in hindi and represents the planet Sun. Prices of rubies are primarily determined by color and the most brightest transparent rubies in large sizes are even rarer than diamonds.

2. Pearl Ruling Planet: Moon (Chandra) Unlike other gemstones which are mineral, pearls are

organic and are formed by living organisms, mollusks such as oysters and mussels. They are composed of Calcium Carbonate and formed as concentric layers secreted inside the tissue layer of host when it is irriated by a foreign substance. Almost all the pearls available today are cultured by inserting a foreign substance inside oyester or mussel. South-sea, Chinese, Tahitian and Akoya are various types of cultured pearls available in the market today

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3. Red Coral Ruling Planet: Mars (Mangal)

Like pearl coral is also an organic gemstone which is actually the skeleton of coral polyps found in tropical ocean waters. It occurs in white, black and red colors but Red color is a precious coral which is the most used gemstone form of coral. But international production of coral is on a decline now duel to environmental protection laws.

4. Emerald Ruling Planet: Mercury (Buddha)

Emerald is a green variety of beryl and is the most famous and valuable green stone. Its color, durability and rarity makes it a desirable gemstone.Although Emeralds have good hardness but most of them have surface reaching fractures which makes the stone brittle and should be handled with care.

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Yellow Sapphire Ruling planet: Jupiter (Brihaspati)

Yellow sapphire belongs to the same family as Blue Sapphire and Ruby called Corundum. It is a desirable gemstone due to its excellent color, durability and hardness. The finest yellow sapphires are yellow to orangy yellow, with medium tone and vivid saturation.

Diamond Ruling planet: Venus (Shukra)

Diamond, the hardest substance on earth, is the most prized gemstone of all due to its unparallel admantine lustre, scintillation, fire and durability. Although it comes in many colors, most typical color used in jewelry is colorless. Most colorless diamonds however have a tint of yellow or brown and completely colorless ones are extremely rare and expensive.

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Blue Sapphire Ruling Planet: Saturn (Shani)

Sapphire is the blue variety of species Corundum. It is one of the most popular colored stones, it has an extraordinary velvety blue to violetish blue, and sets a standard against which other blue gems are measured.Traditionally, it represents royalty, nobility, truth and faithfulness and has been adorned by royal classes for centuries.

Hessonite Garnet Ruling Planet: Moon’s N Node (Rahu)

Hessonite garnet is and orange to brownish orange transparent variety of Grossular GarnetIt is also known as “Gomed” or “Cinnamon stone” and has charachteristic rounded stubby crystal inclusions and its orangish-brown color gives a heat wave kind of effect.

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Chrysoberyl Cat’s Eye Ruling Planet: Moon’s S Node (Ketu)

Of all the gemstones that exhibit the phenomenon of cat’s eye, Chrysoberyl cat’s eye is the best known. Cat’s eye is a concentrated narrow band of light across the width of a stone polished as a cabochon, caused by fine parallel slender needle inclusions. Cat’s eye Chrysoberyl is a greyish green gemstone that has a very strong and distinct eye. Many stones also show a “milk-and-honey” effect in which they appears to have two colors separated by the eye, when illuminated.

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