Tulsi Kanthi Mala — Three Rounds

Three rounds of tulsi, on slightly larger beads than the fine kanthi.

The extra round gives it presence at the throat without adding length — the
strands sit together as one band rather than falling separately. The beads are
cut cylinders with the grain and the natural marks of the wood left visible,
and the gold-tone screw clasp opens at the back.

Heavier in the hand than the two-round, and still light enough to forget you
have it on.

Keep it dry and take it off before a bath. Tulsi darkens with wear and no two
beads are the same shade — some are nearly white, some almost brown. They come
from the same plant.