Museum of Natural Wonders
Sacred Vedic Pearls
Natural Oyster Pearl
In ancient Oriental and European histories we know that the “Pearl” they referred to was 100% natural pearl, because cultured-pearls were not known until recently. But at the present time practically everyone (except a learned gemologist) now thinks that the hollow “cultured pearl” pearl-imitations are the real thing. This is mass ignorance, and should be addressed by all cultured persons who care about the true nature of things. ![]() Natural pearls are 100% ‘pearl’ or nacre. It is thought that natural pearls form under a set of accidental conditions when a microscopic intruder or grain of sand enters an oyster (mollusk) and settles inside the shell. The oyster, being irritated by the intruder, secretes the pearl substance called nacre to cover the irritant. This process is repeated for many years, thus producing a real pearl which may (or may not) be found by man. For a natural pearl to form with a nice round or oval shape, and be free of any flaws, is actually a real-life “miracle.” The odds of a perfect natural pearl are 1 in a million. Deity: Sri Chandra • mounted in gold – Origin: Bahrain – Value: RARE – Vidhi: Monday evening – Mantra japa – Om som somaya namah (11 times) |
Naga Mani
Pictured above is a very rare sight, an ‘Ichadhari’ Naga Mani or Cobra Pearl.
PLEASE NOTE: The author, Richard Shaw Brown, has seen and held this above pictured Sri Naga Mani, and, YES, it does glow in the dark. It ![]() |
Varaha Moti – Boar’s Head Pearl (half inch long)
Kala Venu Moti – Black Bamboo Pearl (half inch wide)
Narikela Moti – Coconut Pearl (with navel) – half inch tall
Venu Moti – Bamboo Stem Pearl (half inch wide)
Name | Description |
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Chandra Mani | Natural Oyster Pearl |
Naga Mani | Snake Head Pearl |
Gaja Mani | Elephant Head Pearl |
Matsya Mani | Fish Head Pearl |
Varaha Mani | Wild Boar Head Pearl |
Vriksha Mani | Tree Trunk Pearl |
Akash Mani | Sky Pearl |
Shanka Mani | Conch Shell Pearl |
Venu Mani | Bamboo Stem Pearl |

Snake and other pearls and fossils are acquired mostly in the Indonesian-Malaysian areas. They are discovered in caves, jungles, sacred places, and construction sites where the natives dig and find fossilized remains of snakes, animals, plants, trees, etc., that contain the PEARLS. Chemistry testing on some samples which we conducted with the head of the GIA Research Lab in Bangkok, showed them to be mostly silica, just like petrified wood. But they were not able to be proved scientifically because there is no existing standard. Reference to these special pearls is given in Sri Garuda Puranam. Click here for this information |