The excitement of the colorful festival Holi is at its peak. Everyone looks drenched in colours. Red, yellow, green-blue and who knows what other colors are gaining popularity in the market. But there is one color which is not affordable for everyone to buy. Its value is more than gold and silver. It is so rare that even rich people will think a hundred times before buying. Let us know where it is available? And why is its price so high?
If you Google, you will get a lot of information about the most expensive color in the world. Like a blue diamond which sold for 32 million dollars and red diamonds are the rarest and most expensive. But if we talk about the most expensive pigment in the world, it is Lapis Lazuli. According to Colormatters, this beautiful blue color was once so rare that its price often exceeded the price of gold. Even today it is difficult to find original Lapis Lazuli. In ancient times, famous painters used this color for their paintings. It was so rare that artists had to wait for months for shipments to arrive.
This stone named Lapis Lazuli is extracted from the rocks of Afghanistan. (Photo_canva)
Why is it so rare and expensive?
Now you might be wondering why it is so rare and expensive? So let us tell you that this color is made by grinding lapis lazuli. Lapis Lazuli is a gemstone found in Afghanistan. Due to rarity it was used very little. It was prepared for special functions in most of the royal houses. It was used to make religious artefacts and pictures of deities. To make it, earlier gems were mined. Then the process of grinding it was quite difficult. For this reason its use gradually started decreasing. Later, in the late 1820s, production of synthetic ultramarine began in France and Germany, which was considered an alternative.
lapis lazuli blue stone
Lapis Lazuli is a blue colored stone, which is extracted from the mountains of Afghanistan. This was one of the nine gems recognized in ancient Indian culture, which was known as Lajvard or Rajavart. You will be surprised to know that the price of just one gram of Lapis Lazuli is more than 83 thousand rupees. This gem has great importance in the scriptures. According to Ratna Shastra, Lajvarta gemstone should be worn when Saturn is in high position in the horoscope. People of Capricorn and Aquarius can also wear Lajvarta.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 24, 2024, 13:15 IST
