The reddish ore has sparked so many struggles, featuring mysteries and today is used in jewelry and luxury watches, this is the Ruby, having as one of its greatest exponents in the stone known as Rajaratna. Although Russia, Malaysia, Brazil and Sri Lanka are the places where are the largest deposits of ruby in the world, the Rajaratna has its origin in India, particularly in Bangalore, control center of southern India, now it is one of the five major cities of the country and its power lies in the accumulation of technology companies that have settled in the area.
But were the ancestors of the Vidyaraj family, who as the story goes, stored the Rajaratna in a box with four gems with the intention that many years later the heirs of Vidyaraj will be pleased and wear the priceless jewel of great weight and distinction. Later this unique gemstone that form with sapphires the family of corundum, it is marked as part of the ornaments of the crown of Emperor of southern India, Sri Krishnadevaraya, who ascended the throne in 1509 when the political situation of the empire of the Vidyaraj family was very dark.
Sri Krishnadevaraya occupies a unique place among the rulers of the region. He was not only a great warrior, but also an intelligent public administrator who promoted and developed the arts. In addition, he built much of the city and even created a new one and called Nagalapuram with the name of his mother. The great Rajaratna Ruby is now a legend in India. Today, the Ruby 125West, of unknown origin, is considered the world’s largest mineral, weighs 3,700 kilos or 18,696 carats. But the precious Rajaratna Ruby is still esteemed as one of the greatest treasures of humanity.
The Rajaratna Ruby fight since 1986, the second place to be heavier mineral of this gem type with the Chaiyo Ruby, this is very controversial because its origin is not known or if it is indeed real. In total the Rajaratna weighs 2,475 carats that arouse admiration and fascination; but there is no description in the literature of the jewel by the ancestors, the images of the emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya in his daily work shows how the Ruby stands out among the pieces that adorn and enchant in the arrangement he wear around his head.
Now, the Rajaratna Ruby is covered with airs of protection and superiority as the mineral that was wear by one of the leaders of the period before Christ with more respect, not only in Asia but in Europe, a continent with which he wove economic relations and policies.
This is consistent with the belief and respect that still going strong in the modern world of jewelry. These gems enhance the human ingenuity and the greatness of the spirit that works in others and change the world with its charm.