Bhaktmaal Kanthi Mala Original Bhaktmaal Ji Kanthi

The bhaktmaal is the mala of the bhakt — carrying a carved tulsi locket of Shri Radha, Shri Radha Charan, Shri Ji Charan, Shri Ram or Shri Sitaram on a handcrafted tulsi kanthi. Each locket and every bead is original tulsi wood, carved and strung by Brajwasi artisans in Vrindavan. This is a small collection of seven pieces, from ₹740 to ₹2,400, including brown Radha-name bead and 20 inch kanthi variants.

What is a bhaktmaal kanthi mala?

A bhaktmaal is a tulsi kanthi mala carrying a carved tulsi locket, worn by devotees as a visible mark of their bhakti. What distinguishes the pieces here is that the locket itself is tulsi wood rather than metal or plastic, carved by the same Brajwasi artisans who string the beads, so the whole mala is one material from end to end.

Which bhaktmaal locket should I choose?

Choose by the form of the Lord you serve. This collection carries Shri Radha and Shri Radha Charan bhaktmaal, Shri Ji Charan bhaktmaal with Radha name handcrafted beads, Shri Ram, and Shri Sitaram lockets, along with a brown Radha-name bead variant. Devotees in the Radha-Krishna tradition most often take a Shri Radha or Radha Charan bhaktmaal; those in the Ram tradition take Shri Ram or Sitaram.

How should I care for a tulsi bhaktmaal locket?

Because the locket is tulsi wood rather than metal, keep it dry where you can and remove the mala before bathing or swimming, drying it gently if it does get wet. Handled this way a tulsi bhaktmaal lasts for years and darkens naturally with wear, which devotees consider a mark of long seva. Orders over ₹800 ship free across India.