Jewel Posts

Each day of Navratri has a different colour theme. For the uninitated, nine avatars of Goddess Durga are worshipped across nine days and since each day is dedicated to one particular avatar, there is significance in terms of colours also. This year, the festival will commemorate with the avatar Shailputri – the Goddess worshipped as a girl child or the daughter of mountains and therefore, the festivity will kick off with royal blue. Followed by yellow, green, grey, orange, white, red, skyblue and pink venerating other avatars – Brahmacharini (the godess of religious knowledge), Chandraghanta (who is believed to free one of sins and sufferrings), Kushmanda (the goddess believed to have created the world with her divine smile) , Skandamata (the mother of war god), Katyayani (a warrior goddess), Kaalratri (the goddess regarded as one of the many destructive forms of the Mother Goddess including  Kali ,  Mahakali ,  Bhadrakali ,  Bhairavi , Mrityu,  Rudrani...

October born babies are quite lucky! They have two birthstones and both of them are multi-coloured. While Tourmaline is available in a spectrum of colours and colour-combinations, Opal too is rich with shades of rainbow including red.  Let us learn about both.  First let's take up Tourmaline.  Tourmaline means mixed stone and with its rainbow of colours, it easily enhances any jewellery collection. Cranberry red, hot magenta, bubblegum pink, peach, orange, canary yellow, mint, grass, forest green, ocean blue and violet, are some of the colours Tourmaline adds to your jewellery . Note that, Tourmaline comes in a variety of combinations and amongst them, bi-coloured and tri-coloured ones are highly priced. For your information, one of the multi-coloured varieties of Tourmaline is known as Watermelon Tourmaline and features green, pink and white colour bands. When this gemstone is cut into slices, it resembles its namesake with a pink centre, white ring...

The world of gemstones is full of mysteries. Some cultures revere them as lucky charms while others believe in its power to ward off evil spirit. No wonder, with time, layers of myths and beliefs have surrounded every gemstone and Peridot is no different. But before we delve into the mythical part, let us first know what is Peridot. Formed of the mineral Olivine, Peridot is also called Chrysolite and is often found in the rocks created by volcanoes. It can also be traced in meteors that fall on Earth. In the ancient times, it was believed that Peridot had the power to dissolve enchantments and to drive evil spirits away. It was therefore, also called Gem Of The Sun. According to them, for Peridot to exert its full powers as a Talisman, it had to be set in gold . When worn as gold jewellery , it was said to dispel the terrors of the night. For protection against the wiles of evil spirits, this gemstone was pierced, strung into the hair of a donkey and then, worn on the left a...