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A jewel for each chakra center—Abhishek Singla's newest pendant necklace invites you to live in harmony and peace with an ethereal creation by Thai artisans. The team works with sterling silver to create this necklace, whose spiral pendant holds faceted amethyst, iolite, blue topaz, peridot, citrine, carnelian and garnet jewels.

Crafted of sterling silver, the form of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha fuses with the om symbol in the pendant of this necklace from India. Local artisans choose sparkling gems of carnelian, citrine, peridot, iolite, and amethyst, with garnet at Ganesha's eye and blue topaz at the om's crescent for an accessory that evokes the chakras.

Sterling silver outlines a person seated in meditation in this necklace by Abhishek Singla. Aligning down the center, gemstones represent the seven chakras. The word means "wheel," and it refers to the points of spiritual or physical energy in the human body. Violet amethyst appears at the crown, indigo iolite represents the brow, blue topaz, the throat and green peridot, the heart. Representing the solar plexus, yellow follows, then red-orange carnelian for the sacral chakra and garnet for the root.

In Sanskrit, chakra refers to an energy vortex through which vital universal forces are channeled. It is believed that each individual possesses seven of these powerful areas. When balance is achieved with each, the body, mind, and spirit all work as one, leading to a greater sense of health and well-being. Designed to bring about harmony within each chakra, this radiant pendant necklace is presented by Chintan of India. Crafted with high-polished sterling silver, the necklace features beautiful, faceted stones of blue topaz, carnelian, garnet, citrine, peridot, amethyst, and sapphire. Powerfully aligned within a calm, sterling silver silhouette, the brightness of the gems complements the shimmer of the sterling silver, resulting in a vibrant design.

A lesson of spiritual harmony and enlightenment lives inside each of the jewels that decorate this sterling silver pendant necklace by India's best jewelers. Alok Jain presents this exquisite piece, inspired by the Om mantra and the Chakra doctrine. Embraced by high-polished details, the jewels include a garnet as the root chakra, a carnelian as the sacral chakra, a citrine as the solar plexus chakra, a peridot as the heart chakra, an iolite as the throat chakra, a blue topaz as the third-eye chakra, and an amethyst as the crown chakra.