The Show in association with Dhamani showcased diamond jewelry worth over USD 100 million
Diamond company Rosy Blue’s social initiative - auction of a special created Ganapati diamond pendant for the benefication of children in sub-Saharan Africa, is slated for next week at the Banqueting Hall of Palace of Westminster at Whitehall. The pendant is characterized as a 119-carat pure blue diamond mined in South Africa and is given the shape of the Indian elephant god - Ganapati and is enclosed in a gold locket, along with a painting, reports say. %% The pendant is named as Vilas Ganapati and has been donated to the Diamond Empowerment Fund , which was formed by the international diamond industry, sharing similar sentiments of promoting education in Africa. %% Rosy Blue hired the service of Indian spiritual artist Udayraj Gadnis who has shaped the diamond into Ganapati and the painting with gold powder and crushed sapphires and semi-precious stones, which the artist worked upon sitting by the banks of the river Thames. The locket is designed to be worn by an individual — so that the stone itself can touch the heart. “Experience it,†The artist calls his creation Indu Vilas Ganapati, from the Indus Valley, symbolizing India and its close knit association with spirituality. %% Reports sate that the auction is expected to be attended by leading personalities of the global diamond industry, including Varda Shine, head of Diamond Trading Company; Nicky Oppenheimer of De Beers , and Peter Sands of Standard Chartered. The auction price is expected to begin above £50,000 (Rs.3.57 crore), the intrinsic value of the stone and gold.
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