Rudraksha also rudraksh Sanskrit: rudrākṣa (Rudra’s eyes) is a large evergreen broad-leaved tree whose seed is traditionally used for prayer beads in Hinduism. The seed is borne by several species of Elaeocarpus with E. ganitrus being the principal species used in the making of a bead chain or mala.
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