About RudrakshaLab
RudrakshaLab is India’s premier scientific laboratory dedicated exclusively to the authentication, testing, and certification of Rudraksha beads. Established in 2005, we have certified over 50,000 Rudraksha beads for devotees, collectors, healers, and dealers across India and internationally.
Our Mission
To bring scientific rigour and transparency to the Rudraksha market — protecting buyers from counterfeit products and ensuring every certificate we issue is backed by thorough, unbiased scientific analysis.
Our Expert Team
Our team of certified gemologists and botanists brings decades of combined experience in Rudraksha identification. Led by our Chief Gemologist — a graduate of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) — our experts have studied Rudraksha specimens from Nepal, Java (Indonesia), India, and Sri Lanka.
Our Laboratory Equipment
- High-resolution digital stereomicroscopes (up to 200x magnification)
- Digital X-ray imaging unit for internal structure analysis
- Raman spectroscopy for material composition analysis
- UV fluorescence testing equipment
- Digital precision weighing and density measurement tools
- Photographic documentation systems for certificate records
Our Journey
- 2005 — Founded in Karol Bagh, New Delhi — India’s first dedicated Rudraksha-only testing laboratory
- 2008 — 1,000th certificate issued. Reference database development begins
- 2012 — Digital X-ray unit installed
- 2016 — QR certificate verification launched — a first in the Rudraksha industry
- 2020 — Raman spectroscopy added for molecular-level species identification
- 2024 — 50,000th certificate milestone reached
Our Values
Scientific — Every conclusion backed by laboratory evidence, not opinion.
Independent — No commercial relationship with any Rudraksha dealer or seller.
Transparent — Full methodology disclosed. You know exactly how we tested.