The mineral family of Grossular Garnet includes the Natural Brown to Orange or Reddish Brown variant of hessonite. Hessonite primarily originates in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and a few locations in Africa. For astrological wear, Ceylonese gomed is favoured due to its exceptional quality. One of the nine primary planetary stones (Navratna) is hessonite, also known as gomed or gomedh in Hindi. It is strongly advised to successfully overcome Rahu Dasha. Hessonite is thought to bring the wearer prosperity, success, and good health. Depending on quality, natural hessonite garnet prices (INR) range from a few hundred to thousands per carat.