The pod is slit across the top, Hollowed out and left to dry. A series of Elephants is then carved and placed inside with a slightly larger Elephant carved to seal the mouth of the tiny Circassian seed.
Hindu legend states that the owner of this seed will be granted a secret
wish for each miniature hand-carved elephant contained inside.
As the
Circassian seed comes from the "kunda-mani" which is the "good luck
tree" of India.
Known as manjadikuru in India—Circassian Seeds in the
United States and Britain, and Jumbie Beads in the Caribbean—the little
elephant-filled seed cases are good-luck charms sometimes described as
"magical seeds".
Of all the thousands of species of seed-bearing plants on earth, Circassian seeds are certainly one of the most beautiful.
Made in India