The Veela seem to have the ability to change between two states. In their normal state, they appear to be women, with skin that shines moon-bright and white-gold hair that fans out behind them without wind. They are incredibly beautiful, though inhumanly so, but when they dance, that apparent inhumanity no longer matters.
In Western countries, the average retail price in 1974 was $1,000 per pound, or US$2,200 per kilogram. In February 2013, a retail bottle containing 0.06 ounces could be purchased for $16.26 or the equivalent of $4,336 per pound or as little as about $2,000/pound in larger quantities.oughly 150 flowers together yield 1 g (0.035 oz) of dry saffron threads; to produce 12 g (0.42 oz) of dried saffron (or 72 g (2.5 oz) moist and freshly harvested), 1 kg (2.2 lb) of flowers are needed; 1 lb (0.45 kg) yields 0.2 oz (5.7 g) of dried saffron.
'Mongra' or 'Lacha' Saffron: This type of Saffron is cultivated only on Kashmiri soil. It is recognized by its dark crimson red threads and is the darkest of all Saffron types cultivated across the globe. This variety of Saffron is considered to be the best saffron in the world due to its strong flavor, aroma and coloring agent. Kashmiri Saffron is rarely found outside India and is also very expensive.