This small forest is adjacent to the Hindu Monastery on Kauai. We visited here long ago (too long to mention). A friend recently visited and sent this epic photo. These trees produce the seeds that are used for rudraksha bead malas. The seeds are a magical, surprising, delightful bright blue. The rudraksha bead is hidden inside. Hindus and Buddhists use these beads for meditation practice. You can get malas made from many different gemstones with different beneficial properties, but the rudraksha mala is the original and traditional mala for japa meditation (mantra meditation). As America's only rudraksha forest this is a very unique place. If you enjoy nature, trees, contemplation or meditation this is worth a visit.
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