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Pushparag |
The usual yellow or pale sapphires are called 'Pushparag', which means 'having the colour of a flower'. Pushparag has become the now popular term 'Pukhraj' which is the most common word used for Sapphires in India. The rare orange, orange-pink or pink variety of Sapphire is called Padmarag in Sanskrit which means 'one having the colour of a lotus'. |