A long necklace (made of 55 rudraksha beads and 54 snow quartz crystal beads) is seen in this picture. The rudraksha seeds used in this necklace are grown in the Himalayan villages of Nepal (the native homeland of Rudraksha) which are favored and valued more than other Rudraksha seeds. These beads are fine (not rough) ripe and hard "real" rudraksha seeds that "SINK IN WATER". The snow quartz beads used in this necklace are also real their natural coldness can be felt whenever the beads touch any part of the body. Whenever you strike any two snow quartz beads in the darkness you can see them sparking. Another description of this necklace is as in the following table and texts:Rudraksha mala with 8 mm Rudraksha beads & premium sphere cut crystal beads.ABOUT RUDRAKSHA:Rudraksha Mala has been used by Hindus (as well as Sikhs and Buddhists) as a rosary for thousands of years for meditation purposes to sanctify the mind body and soul. The word Rudraksha is derived from Rudra (Shivathe Hindu God of all living creatures) and Raksha (eyes). So Rudraksha is related to Shivas eyes. One Hindu mythology says that once Lord Shiva became so compassionate after seeing the sufferings of mankind that He could not stop to shed tears in his eye. This single tear from Shivas eye grew into the Rudraksha tree. Rudraksha tree belongs to the Elaeocarpus genus of the Elaeocarpaceae family that grows from the Gangetic plain up to the Himalayas. Rudraksha fruit is green in color but turns black when dried. The central hard Rudraksha aniseed may have 1 to 21 faces. The five-faced Rudraksha seeds are the most common. Besides as a rosary for meditation the Rudraksha mala is often used as a fashionable necklace or a bracelet. Thus it serves the dual purpose of fashion and protects the wearer psychologically.ABOUT SNOW QUARTZ CRYSTAL:This necklace is made of real (natural) snow quartz found in the Himalayas (Nepal). The distinctive unique natu