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(A gemset gold Navratna Bazuband(armlet); image courtesy of Christie’s.)
The order in which these nine gems are arranged is rather specific.
The Ruby, which represents the Sun, always takes centre stage. It is the nucleus in the jewellery piece, no matter what the pattern is. The sun is the core, the giver of life and around it do all of the celestial bodies revolve. Hence the ruby is in the centre, surrounded by the other gems, in an arrangement that is somewhat similar to the Nava (nine)-graha (celestial bodies) Yantra (diagram or object used in tantric worship). The ruby is never moved from its central position because to do so would be to go against natural alignment.
(A large Navratna gem-set Jade Pendant; image courtesy of Christie’s.)
As per Hindu Astrology, a person can be influenced throughout the course of their life by the navagrahas and wearing a piece of ornamentation that contains all these nine gems helps bring about a semblance of equilibrium to the individual’s existence.
(A nine-gem Navratna armlet (Bazuband); image courtesy of Christie’s.)
However, there exists the belief that gems and metals can affect different people in different ways depending on the energies emitted and what does or does not suit them. Hence, it is advisable to don such jewellery only after consultation with someone who is an expert in this sort of gem related astrology.