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Tulsi has been used for its therapeutic properties since circa 5000–4000 BCE. [15] In the Rig Veda, Tulsi is mentioned and that is dated to 3500–2600 BCE. [15] Prakash and Gupta (2011: p.2) assert that: Tulasi has been used in India for around 5000 years and is acclaimed for its healing properties of the mind, body and spirit.
Kanthi malas are also worn by followers of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya and the Kabir panth. Swaminarayan instructed his followers to wear a double-stranded kanthi made of tulasi, symbolising Radha–Krishna, while Kabir instructed his disciples to wear triple-stranded kanthis – symbolising the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva – with one large bead made from either tulasi or ...
Ocimum tenuiflorum, commonly known as holy basil, tulsi or tulasi (from Sanskrit), is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. [2] [3] It is widely cultivated throughout the Southeast Asian tropics. [1] [4] [5] It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Australia and the western Pacific. [1]
Statue of Shiva at Murudeshwara; Shiva is frequently depicted wearing a pair of rudraksha malas in Shaiva Hindu iconography Various Indian rudraksha malas A polished Chinese seed mala. Common materials are wood from the sandalwood tree, along with the seeds of various trees, and precious or semiprecious stones. [2]
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The physical characteristics of a rudraksha are then described. A rudraksha of the amla fruit size is the best, followed by the size of a berry and the size of the black gram, the lowest. Four types of rudraksha – white, red, yellowish, and black – are declared fit for four Varnas or castes – Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra ...
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