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Bilona ghee hand-churned from cultured curd in the villages where the milk is drawn, and Shilajit Gold Resin purified with triphala. Every batch is tested, and its report is published against the code on your jar.

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Ghee · milk to ghee
30 : 1
Shilajit · fulvic acid
76.5%
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HIM101 · 2658
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Himdhara A2 Himalayan Cow Bilona Ghee jar beside a wooden bowl of ghee, with the Himalayas behind
Infographic of the bilona method in five steps, from the grazing herd to the jarred and tested ghee
Himdhara A2 Cow Bilona Ghee jar beside a panel of benefits: gut balance, digestion, immunity, bones, skin and energy
Traditional bilona method: a wooden hand churner in a clay pot of curd beside a jar of Himdhara A2 Cow Bilona Ghee
Himdhara A2 Cow Bilona Ghee 250 ml jar, front label
Himdhara A2 Cow Bilona Ghee 250 ml jar, back label with nutrition information
Himdhara A2 Cow Bilona Ghee 250 ml jar on a wooden board with parathas and halwa
Himdhara A2 Cow Bilona Ghee 500 ml jar, front label
Himdhara A2 Cow Bilona Ghee 500 ml jar, back label with nutrition information
Himdhara A2 Cow Bilona Ghee 500 ml jar with a jute cloth lid, among fresh herbs and brass bowls
Himdhara A2 Cow Bilona Ghee 1 litre jar, front label
Himdhara A2 Cow Bilona Ghee 1 litre jar, back label with nutrition information
Himdhara A2 Cow Bilona Ghee 1 litre jar beside clay pots and a bowl of ghee
Himdhara A2 Cow Bilona Ghee pack of five, shown on the 1 litre jar with a Pack of 5 badge

Available now · Batch HIM101

A2 Bilona Ghee

Grainy, deeply aromatic, and the colour of whatever the herd grazed that season. Nothing is added, standardised or bleached.

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  • Wood-fire clarified. Slow enough for the milk solids to caramelise, not scorch.
  • Grazed at 8,200 ft. Free-roaming Badri cows on wild Himalayan forage.

Full details, nutrition and lab report

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Himdhara Shilajit Gold Resin: a black 20 g jar with a gold lid and gold spoon in front of its black and gold box
A jar of Shilajit Gold Resin on a rock above Himalayan peaks at sunset, captioned Pure Himalayan Shilajit Gold Resin
Shilajit resin dripping from a wooden spoon beside the jar, with icons for energy and stamina, mental clarity, and performance and recovery
Gold ash, ashwagandha, shatavari, safed musli and gokharu pictured beside an open jar of Shilajit Gold Resin
Amla, harad and baheda, the triphala the shilajit is purified with, beside an open jar of resin
The certificate of analysis for Shilajit Gold Resin showing 76.5% fulvic acid, beside a glass bowl of resin
Directions for use: a pea-sized 250 mg portion dissolved in lukewarm water, milk or green tea, twice a day after meals
A black 20 g jar of Himdhara Shilajit Gold Resin with a gold lid and a gold Himdhara spoon
The black and gold box of Himdhara Shilajit Gold Resin, 20 g, enriched with traditional herbs

New · Batch 2658

Shilajit Gold Resin

Himalayan shilajit purified with triphala and blended with Ashwagandha, Safed Musli, Shatavari, Gokhru and gold ash. Batch 2658 tested at 76.5% fulvic acid, with heavy metals within limits.

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  • Purified with triphala. Amla, harad and baheda, the classical Ayurvedic shodhana.
  • Himalayan shilajit. With Ashwagandha, Safed Musli, Shatavari, Gokhru and gold ash.

Full details and certificate

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Traceability

Which batch is in your jar?

Every Himdhara jar carries a batch number. Enter it to see that exact batch's laboratory report. Ghee codes, such as HIM101, are printed on the base of the jar; shilajit batch numbers, such as 2658, are printed on the pack.

Recent batches

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A Himalayan valley in the upper Uttarakhand hills
Uttarakhand Where the ghee is churned and the shilajit comes from.

Where it comes from

Two things from the Himalaya, made properly

Himdhara buys milk from smallholder families across the upper Uttarakhand valleys — the same families, season after season, paid above the local rate. That milk is set into curd overnight, churned by hand on a wooden bilona and clarified over a wood fire, the slow way ghee was always made.

Our Shilajit Gold Resin is Himalayan shilajit purified with triphala, the classical Ayurvedic shodhana, and blended with Ashwagandha, Safed Musli, Shatavari, Gokhru and gold ash. It is made for us by Sukhayubhava Pharmaceutical, and every ingredient is named on the label.

What the two have in common is the rule we hold everything to: nothing goes on sale without a batch report, and every report is published against the number on the jar.

8,200 ft
Grazing altitude
76.5%
Fulvic acid, shilajit batch 2658
14
Partner families

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The method

How it is made

How bilona ghee is made

Bilona ghee is made by culturing whole milk into curd, hand-churning that curd into butter, and clarifying the butter over a slow fire. It is defined by what it refuses to do: no cream separator, no pooled milk, no shortcut.

  1. Badri cows grazing at altitude

    Step 1 of 5

    The herd grazes, then is milked

    Badri cows walk the slopes and eat wild forage — no compound feed. They are milked by hand in the village, and the milk is used the same day. It never enters a collection tanker.

    8,200 ft · same-day

  2. Milk setting into curd in an earthen pot

    Step 2 of 5

    Whole milk is set into curd overnight

    The milk is warmed, seeded with a native starter culture and left to set for eight to ten hours. This is the step industrial ghee skips entirely — and where most of the aroma is created.

    8–10 hours

  3. Hand-churning curd with a wooden bilona

    Step 3 of 5

    The curd is churned by hand before dawn

    A wooden bilona is pulled back and forth in both directions while the curd is still cold from the night. Butter separates and rises; buttermilk is drawn off and goes back to the household.

    Both directions, by hand

  4. Butter clarifying slowly over a wood fire

    Step 4 of 5

    The butter clarifies over a wood fire

    Water evaporates and the milk solids sink and caramelise. Slow heat is the whole point — pushed too hard the solids scorch and the ghee turns bitter rather than nutty.

    Slow heat, wood-fired

  5. Finished ghee settling in a glass jar

    Step 5 of 5

    It settles, is jarred and is tested

    The ghee is strained, poured into glass while still warm and left to grain as it cools. A sample from every batch goes to an accredited laboratory before any jar is sold.

    One lab report per batch

How Shilajit Gold Resin is made

Raw Himalayan shilajit is purified with triphala (amla, harad and baheda), the classical Ayurvedic shodhana method, then blended with Ashwagandha, Safed Musli, Shatavari, Gokhru and gold ash. Every batch is tested for fulvic acid and heavy metals before it is sold.

  1. High Himalayan rock faces in summer

    Step 1 of 4

    It seeps from the rock in summer

    Shilajit is a dark, sticky resin that seeps out of crevices in Himalayan rock in the warm months. Raw, it carries grit, plant matter and minerals from the rock it came out of.

    Raw Himalayan shilajit

  2. Cold spring water running over stone

    Step 2 of 4

    It is purified with triphala

    The raw resin is purified (shodhit) in triphala, the classical mix of amla, harad and baheda, and filtered so the grit and plant matter stay behind.

    Triphala shodhit

  3. Resin thickening in shallow trays under the sun

    Step 3 of 4

    It is blended with five ingredients

    The purified resin is blended with Ashwagandha, Safed Musli, Shatavari, Gokhru and Aurum (gold ash). The batch certificate checks each one against the label.

    Ashwagandha, Shatavari, Safed Musli, Gokhru, gold ash

  4. A laboratory sample being prepared

    Step 4 of 4

    It is tested, batch by batch

    Every batch is tested for fulvic acid and for lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium. Batch 2658: 76.5% fulvic acid, and all four metals within the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India limits.

    Heavy metals, every batch

Straight answer

Ours against the usual

What is the difference between bilona ghee and regular ghee?

Bilona ghee is churned from cultured curd; most commercial ghee is boiled from mechanically separated cream. The method changes the yield, the aroma and the texture — and it is the reason the price differs.

Factor Bilona (Himdhara) Commercial ghee
Made from Cultured curd (dahi) Separated cream
Milk per litre of ghee About 30 litres About 20 to 23 litres
Churning Hand, wooden bilona Mechanical separator
Heat source Wood fire, slow Industrial steam, fast
Texture Grainy, varies by season Uniform and smooth
Colour Pale gold to amber, unstandardised Standardised, often coloured
Batch traceability Batch code and lab report per jar Rarely published

We are describing method, not making health claims. Both products are ghee; one is simply made the slow way.

What is the difference between shilajit gold resin and shilajit capsules?

Himdhara’s is a resin: shilajit purified with triphala and blended with five named Ayurvedic ingredients, tested batch by batch. Most capsules are a dried extract cut with a carrier, which is why the dose says little about what is in it.

Factor Shilajit Gold Resin (Himdhara) Capsules and powders
Form Resin, measured with a spoon Powder or extract in a capsule
Purification Triphala shodhana, the Ayurvedic method Solvent extraction is common
What else is in it Five ingredients, each named on the label Carriers and bulking agents usual
Fulvic acid 76.5% in batch 2658, published Seldom stated per batch
Heavy metals Tested every batch, published Seldom tested, rarely published
Batch traceability Batch number and certificate per jar Rarely published

We are describing method and composition, not making medical claims.

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  • It smells like my grandmother's kitchen, which I did not expect from something bought online. The grain is real — you can see it set unevenly in the jar.
    Shreya D. Verified buyer · Pune
  • I checked the batch code before I opened it, mostly to see whether the report would actually be there. It was, and it matched the jar. That is the reason I reordered.
    Ankit B. Verified buyer · Bengaluru
  • Half a spoon in dal is enough, which is not true of the ghee I was buying before. It works out closer in cost than the price suggests.
    Varun N. Verified buyer · Delhi

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About the ghee

Why does bilona ghee cost more than regular ghee?

Because it takes about 30 litres of milk to make one litre, against roughly 20 to 23 for ghee made from separated cream. The curd is churned by hand and clarified over a wood fire, which takes a morning rather than minutes. Every step is done in small batches by hand, which is where most of the extra cost comes from.

Does ghee need to be refrigerated?

No. Ghee is clarified butter with almost no water left in it, so it is shelf-stable at room temperature for up to 12 months. Keep the jar in a cool, dark cupboard and always use a dry spoon — moisture is the only thing that will spoil it.

Why does the colour and texture change between jars?

Because nothing is standardised. Colour comes from carotene in the forage, and what the herd eats changes with the season, so spring ghee is deeper gold than winter ghee. Grain varies with how quickly a batch cools. Industrial ghee is held to a fixed colour and texture deliberately; we do not do that.

Is A2 ghee better than regular ghee?

Honestly, the A2 distinction matters less in ghee than in milk. A1 and A2 refer to a beta-casein protein, and most of the protein is removed when butter is clarified. What genuinely changes the ghee is the animal's forage and the method used. We source A2 Badri milk because those herds graze freely at altitude, not because of the protein label.

How do I check the lab report for my jar?

Every jar has a batch code printed on its base, in the form HIM101. Enter it on the lab reports page and you will see that batch's independent test results — moisture, free fatty acids, total fat, the Baudouin test for vanaspati adulteration and the fat-identity values that show it is pure milk fat.

Download the full lab report (PDF)

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About the shilajit

How is this different from plain shilajit resin or capsules?

Plain resin is shilajit on its own. This is shilajit purified with triphala and blended with Ashwagandha, Safed Musli, Shatavari, Gokhru and gold ash, so it is a formulation, and the label and the batch certificate list every ingredient. Most capsules hold a dried extract mixed with a carrier, which is why the milligram figure on their label says little about what you are taking.

How do I take it?

A pea-sized portion, about 250 mg, measured with the spoon in the box. Dissolve it in lukewarm water, milk or green tea and drink it after a meal, twice a day. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, on any medication or managing a health condition, ask your doctor first.

Is it tested for heavy metals?

Yes, every batch, because shilajit comes out of rock and heavy metals are the real risk with it. Batch 2658 was tested for lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium and passed the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India limits; its fulvic acid content was 76.5%, against a specification of more than 60%. The certificate of analysis, issued by the manufacturer, Sukhayubhava Pharmaceutical, is on the lab reports page.

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