A high award given by the king is called 'Noppharat Ratchawaraphon' (the Ancient Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems).

In Thailand, the Navaratna is officially recognised as a national and royal symbol of the king.

Navaratna in Sinhalese, Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Kannada, Burmese, Bengali and Indonesian.

Some specific settings of the stones hold unique relevance in particular countries however such importance is given to this combination of nine gems that they are recognised as sacred in almost all the countries of Asia, including, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, regardless of religious and cultural differences.

The word Navaratna has equivalent translations as below, each culture largely reflects the same core concepts of the values of the stones, and their significance.

For traditional purposes and the purported health benefits, the arrangement of the stones and their position to the body is of particular significance, as is the quality of the gemstones. Each additional stone around the ruby then represents another celestial body within the Solar System, or a node, in addition to representing metaphysical concepts of good fortune, and the characteristics and personalities of religious figures. The stones are often set within gold or silver jewellery with a ruby as the centrepiece representing the Sun. The historic origin of the significance behind the nine gems has proved impossible to trace but is tied to mythological concepts around cosmology and astrology and the ' Navagrahas', or 'nine celestial gods'. The setting of the stones is believed to hold mystical powers, tied to astrology, mythology and intrinsically linked to the Indian religions of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. Jewellery created in this style has important cultural significance in many southern, and south-eastern Asian cultures as a symbol of wealth, status, and also as having other claimed talismanic benefits to health and wellbeing. Navaratna ( Sanskrit: नवरत्न) is a Sanskrit compound word meaning 'nine gems' or 'ratnas'. Thailand's ' Queen Sirikit Navaratna' necklace.

Pushparagam stone