![]() (I’ll give you a list of source countries for the best gemstones at the end of this article.) With a few exceptions for less commonly used gems, India is not the source country for the popular primary/secondary gemstones of Vedic Astrology. However, it is estimated that over 98% of the gems that are cut and polished in Jaipur are mined in other countries. India does have Jaipur, a major cutting center for colored gemstones. Unfortunately, it’s nearly impossible to find the proper quality gemstone for astrology at a fair market value there. With just a little looking, they seem to be everywhere. ![]() (In addition to this, for over 35 years, I’ve been sourcing and buying premium Jyotish gemstones for my own personal company, Astrological Gem International.)īut for now I want to go back and explain why I say with confidence that it is very difficult to find top quality gemstones for Jyotish in India.ĭon’t misunderstand me – it’s extremely easy to find plenty of gems used for Jyotish in India. I don’t say this to brag, but to give you a context for understanding my experience with buying gems. Me visiting a mine in Burma many years ago, a source country for top rubies.ĭuring my tenor as the Senior Gem Buyer, this TV Shopping Network became the largest retailer in the world for colored gemstones. During this time my job has been to search out the best sources and prices for colored gemstones on the international wholesale marketplace. My experience is quite unusual, even for a gem dealer.įrom 1999 to present, I have been a senior gem buyer for a major US-based TV Shopping Network. My 38 years of buying includes over 100 overseas trips and over 2 million air miles, buying over $50 million worth of gemstones annually. I have traveled extensively to nearly all of the gemstone producing countries and cutting centers in the world as a professional gemologist and gem buyer. This statement may come as a surprise to many, but spending my career deep within the wholesale gemstone business and supplying the Vedic Astrology community with gemstones for over 30 years, this is what I know to be true. Paradoxically, however, I’m afraid that India is not the ideal place to buy truly effective gemstones for Jyotish purposes. These sciences prove to hold tremendous appeal and value to this day. Vedic Astrology and Ayurveda were developed there thousands of years ago to help people acquire greater knowledge of the self, the cultivation of balance, and the promotion of lasting well-being. India is the motherland of the Jyotish tradition and the art of recommending gemstones based on one’s astrological birth chart. ![]()
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