Sixteen Mukhi Rudraksha

Three graded sizes: Regular $900, Medium $1300, Collector $1500 (USD). Sizing is confirmed per piece on WhatsApp before you pay, and every size carries the same X-ray verification option and lifetime authenticity guarantee.

Tradition holds the 16 Mukhi Rudraksha — sacred to Mahamrityunjaya — Shiva, conqueror of death, and living practice reads its qualities through that association. Traditionally kept by households seeking protection, and by those who live close to fear and wish to be free of it. These are traditional associations as the texts and living practice hand them down — not medical claims or promised outcomes. The bead accompanies practice; it does not replace it.

Traditionally kept by households seeking protection, and by those who live close to fear and wish to be free of it. Beyond that traditional affinity, no one is excluded — men, women, and children of any background may wear Rudraksha. If you are choosing a very first bead, the 5 Mukhi is the tradition's universal answer.

Count the faces yourself: a genuine bead has complete clefts running from the top hole to the bottom, and an X-ray shows one internal seed compartment for every true face. Every bead we sell is uncut, undrilled beyond its natural channel, and naturally formed — never carved, joined, or repaired. On request we X-ray your exact piece and send you the image before shipping, and every bead carries our lifetime authenticity guarantee.

Price follows botanical rarity first, then size, ridge depth, and verification — ours starts at $900 USD for the piece shown on this page. Be wary of rare counts at miracle prices: genuine rarity always has a floor. Our honest price guide in the journal explains exactly what you are paying for.

Yes — Nepal origin, direct from Nepal to your door. Our beads grow in and around Dingla, in the hills of Bhojpur — the Arun and Tamur valley country of eastern Nepal — and are hand-sorted in our Kathmandu workshop. Before dispatch we photograph and film the exact piece you will receive and send it to you on WhatsApp.

Yes. On request we complete the Pran Pratishtha ritual — energization, or consecration, what the tradition calls abhimantrit — at the Pashupatinath temple complex before dispatch, and share photos or video of your own piece at the ritual.

Yes — we ship express worldwide from Kathmandu. Message us on WhatsApp with your country and we confirm the delivery window before you pay. Most destinations receive orders within 5–10 days.

Yes — mukhi is simply the Sanskrit for face. A 16 face rudraksha means 16 natural lines running pole to pole with one internal seed chamber behind each, and everything on this page applies under either name.

The classical way: begin on a Monday morning after bathing, string the bead on red or yellow thread or in silver, touch it to a Shivling or your altar while repeating Om Namah Shivaya, and wear it at the chest, touching the skin. Remove it before visiting cremation grounds; otherwise it may stay on day and night, including while sleeping. The complete ten-minute first-wearing ritual — and the rules that actually matter — are in our wearing guide.

Both grow on Elaeocarpus ganitrus, but the Nepali bead is visibly larger with deeper, bolder mukhi lines you can read at arm’s length; Indonesian (Java) beads are smaller and shallower-grooved, and honest sellers price them far lower. We stock exclusively Nepali beads from the Arun and Tamur valleys — the full comparison lives in our Nepali vs Indonesian guide.