New Delhi

Featured today is a lovely 2.77-carat natural treatment free blue sapphire from the famed gemstone mines of Srilanka. The fine cushion cut Ceylon blue sapphire has a rich and appealing silky cornflower blue color. It has a good jyotish weight, excellent clarity and great lustre giving this masterfully cut gem a shimmery appearance.

Natural blue sapphire or neelam gemstone is there a gem of Lord Saturn/Shani. It is the jyotish rashi ratna for the Zodiac signs of Capricorn and Aquarius. This gemstone is an intensely powerful and fast acting gem and gives tangible results in planetary gem therapy.

Here is an interesting piece of information, the distinctive blue bottle of the famous gin brand Bombay Sapphire*, is said to have been inspired by the famous star sapphire ( displaying asterism) - the star of Bombay - the 182 carat cabochon cut star sapphire, now housed at the Smithsonian Museum. The name “Sapphire” and the gem that adorns the logo were inspired by this exceptional gem.