Necklace rudraksha seeds decorated with Buddha head and green fringe. Harvested in the foothills of the Himalayas, Rudraksha seeds, which literally means Shiva's tears, are highly revered in Nepal. According to Hindu legend, when Shiva realized all the misery in the world, one of his tears fell to the ground and gave birth to a tree whose seeds are called Rudraksha. This Rudraksha seed necklace, called Mala in Nepal, is used for mantra recitation during meditation.