The Rudraksha bead is the heart of Aum Rudraksha Designs creations, bringing today’s world the wisdom and power of the ancient sages in the form of contemporary malas. Adorned with healing stones, combined with silver and gold, each piece is handcrafted, blessed and designed in Bali. The Rudraksha beads we use are grown on sustainable plantations in South East Asia and are authentic. The stones we use together with our rudraksha beads in malas and jewelry are highest quality and are only those that have power and healing aspects. This is a major part of what we are about. We check the vibration (power) of our beads, as many have a higher vibration than others and we use the best in our mala jewelry. The Rudraksha bead we mainly use is five mukhi representing lord Shiva. In our gold work we use top quality 22K Gold Plated Silver. For silver we use highest quality 92.5% sterling. Rudraksha beads are sacred and need to be treated with respect and care. Wash them once in a while to remove dirt and dust. Oil them with coconut or sandalwood oil to preserve them. They will turn darker with your own body oil when wearing them. This is the desired effect. Take them off when you sleep. All our malas are made to the specific spiritual numbers of beads: 216/108 / 72 / 54.