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Pearls - Nature's Gift to Humanity

Pearl is the only gem known to man which is created by a living organism. While every other gem is mined from the earth a pearl is formed by a living oyster. Pearls at one time was a rarity as the production depended on the circumstances which would make an oyster secret a nacre which would form into exquisite pearls naturally. Such pearls attracted the rich due to its beauty and rarity and commanded a huge price.

With time man found a way to induce the similar circumstances and coax an oyster into producing a perfect pearl. These are the cultured pearls which has now made it possible for the common person to own a lovely pearl.

While it is still difficult to farm millions of oysters and produce a pearl, the technique has been perfected over the years. To understand the process, only 50 % of oysters produce any pearls and out of them only another 60 % complete the process of yielding a pearl and only 1% are of the best quality.

Once these pearls are harvested after a 3 to 5 year period, the pearls are graded and prepared to adorn as jewellery. China and Japan hold the predominant position as producers of high quality cultured pearls.

Hyderabad in India holds the unique distinction of designing the most creating pearl jeweller. Hyderabad is also the world centre for high quality polishing and processing of the pearls at low costs. The micro holes drilled in the smallest pearls to the largest is amazing in itself. The pearl jewellery and processing industry in Hyderabad south of India owes its origins to erstwhile rulers of Hyderabad. They were keen pearl lovers and encouraged creative jewellery making out of the exquisite pearls.

This has continued with the entrepreneurial spirit of post independent India. Another major centre emerging in pearl jewellery is Chennai. The author has been taking keen interest in developing fusion pearl jewellery, producing a combination semi precious, gold, swarowski and Zirconia with pearls.

Pearls are exquisite and can make any lady look lovely with a simple pearl string or high fashion pearl fusion jewellery.

Rajalakshmi is a designer of fusion pearl jewellery. Her creations are widely admired and sought after as each piece is exclusive personally crafted by her. Check out her blog at http://pearlsngifts.blogspot.com to learn more about pearls.

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