Rudraksha facts from the farm
Last updated September 2026 · By Jeshan Rai, second-generation grower who runs the farm at Nepal Rudraksha Dana
The short answer
Nepal Rudraksha Dana grows Rudraksha in the Arun Valley, Sankhuwasabha district, eastern Nepal. This page lists facts from our own farm records, one sentence each, with the period each one covers and how we know it. Every fact here has been checked by the family before publishing, and the list grows as we confirm more.
The tree
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Nepal Rudraksha Dana farms Rudraksha trees in the Arun Valley, Sankhuwasabha district, eastern Nepal.
Farm records, as of September 2026 · Location of the registered farm
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Our Rudraksha trees grow at 600 to 1,400 metres above sea level in the Arun Valley.
Farm records, as of September 2026 · Altitude of our plots
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On our farm, a Rudraksha tree first fruits about four years from seed, about three years after a young plant is planted out, and about two years after a grafted sapling is planted.
Farm records, as of September 2026 · Our planting records
Harvest and processing
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Our Rudraksha harvest runs from October to December each year.
Farm records, every season · Farm calendar
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We sort every bead by face count first, then by diameter in millimetres, then by surface condition.
Farm records, every season · Sorting procedure
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We collect both fallen fruit and ripe fruit picked from the tree.
Farm records, every season · Harvest practice
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How long we soak the fruit varies with ripeness: fully ripe fruit is cleaned straight away, less ripe fruit soaks for up to several days.
Farm records, every season · Processing practice
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We dry our beads by more than one method, in the sun and in shade.
Farm records, every season · Processing practice
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We do not dye, oil, polish or acid-clean our beads before sale; they are sold as they come from drying and sorting.
Farm records, every season · Processing practice
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Nepal Rudraksha Dana does not use plant growth regulators on its Rudraksha trees.
Farm records, all seasons · Written confirmation from the owner
Mukhi frequency
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Across a stand of ten of our trees, we typically find six or seven beads that are not 5 mukhi, and which faces they are changes from tree to tree.
Farm records, recorded over our harvests · Sorting-board count
Sizes
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The beads from our farm range from about 12 to 60 mm across; the largest, at 60 mm, was a Gauri Shankar, and single beads reach about 45 mm.
Farm records, recorded to date · Calliper measurement at sorting
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A typical 5 mukhi bead from our trees measures 18–21 mm across.
Farm records, as of September 2026 · Calliper measurement at sorting
Prices
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While we confirm our price list, every bead is priced on request: tell us the bead and the size, and we quote it with its X-ray. There is no online checkout: you order through our contact form, by email or on WhatsApp.
Farm records, as of September 2026 · Our catalogue and ordering terms
X-ray and authenticity
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Nepal Rudraksha Dana X-rays every bead it sells, and a bead whose chamber count disagrees with its surface lines is rejected rather than graded down.
Farm records, every season · X-ray check before listing
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Each bead’s own X-ray is published on its page on this site, not a sample image.
Farm records, as of September 2026 · Listing practice
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Every bead carries a lifetime authenticity guarantee: if it is shown not to be what we said, we refund it in full.
Farm records, as of September 2026 · Our published terms
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Nepal Rudraksha Dana holds no external accreditation; the X-ray, the measurements and the guarantee are our own.
Farm records, as of September 2026 · Statement of fact
Shipping
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We post Rudraksha from Sankhuwasabha to more than 160 countries, tracked end to end.
Farm records, as of September 2026 · Destinations our carrier accepts from Nepal
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Nepal Rudraksha Dana is registered for UK VAT and charges it when you pay for a parcel to Great Britain worth £135 or less, so there is no VAT to pay on arrival for those parcels.
Farm records, as of September 2026 · Our VAT registration and ordering terms
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We currently ship live Rudraksha plants within Nepal and to India only.
Farm records, as of September 2026 · Our ordering terms
The farm and the family
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Our catalogue covers 33 types of Rudraksha: 0 to 27 mukhi, plus Gauri Shankar, Trijuti, Ganesh, Garbha Gauri and Savar, and each has its own page on this site.
Farm records, catalogue as of September 2026 · Count of catalogue entries
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Our own farm has more than 1,000 Rudraksha trees.
Farm records, as of September 2026 · Tree count
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In our part of the Arun Valley, the average household grows more than 300 Rudraksha trees.
Farm records, as of September 2026 · The owner’s knowledge of the locality
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Our family planted its first Rudraksha trees in the Arun Valley about 30 years ago, and has sold Rudraksha as a business for 25 years.
Farm records, as of September 2026 · Family history
How we collect this data
Every fact on this page comes from Nepal Rudraksha Dana farm records: the farm calendar, the sorting board, calliper measurements and the X-ray check that each bead passes before we list it. Each fact names the period it covers and the method behind it, so a reader can judge how far to rely on it.
A fact appears here only after the family has checked it. Figures we are still gathering, such as the share of each mukhi in a harvest or how many beads fail the X-ray, are left off until they are confirmed rather than estimated.
We hold no external accreditation. The X-ray, the measurements and the guarantee are our own, and how they work is set out on how we check authenticity. The trees and the people behind these records are on our farm page.
Citing this page
You are welcome to quote these facts under CC BY 4.0. Please credit Nepal Rudraksha Dana and link to this page. Each fact has its own anchor, so you can link straight to the one you use.
Nepal Rudraksha Dana, “Rudraksha facts from the farm”, https://nepalrudrakshadana.com/learn/rudraksha-facts, updated September 2026.
Written by Jeshan Rai, second-generation grower who runs the farm. For the wider picture, start with what a Rudraksha is or see how we read a Rudraksha X-ray.