The legendary Navratna is back and how!
If you are under impression that wearing Navratna is old fashioned, then you are wrong. In fact, by putting a modern spin on this legendary jewellery style, the modern-day jewellery designers have rolled out some of the exquisite designs that can surely enthuse another few generations to come. Essentially, Navratna is a jewel designed using nine gems that also symbolise nine planets. A ruby representing the sun is always in the center while other stones such as a diamond, a natural pearl, red coral, hessonite, a blue sapphire, cat's eye, a yellow sapphire and an emerald, surround it (clockwise from the top). This is the same placement as the Nava-graha Yantra. As per the Garud Purana of Hindu scriptures, Pure, flawless gems have auspicious powers which can protect one from demons, snakes, poisons, diseases, sinful reactions and other dangers, while flawed stones have the opposite effect. Even Agni Purana says that a gem free from all impurities and r...