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Incense being sold in a market in Bangalore. India is the world's main incense producing country, [1] [2] and is also a major exporter to other countries. [3] In India, incense sticks are called Agarbatti (Agar: from Dravidian [4] [5] Tamil agil, agir, [6] Sanskrit varti, meaning "stick". [7]
Incense burning fragrance from its material. Mysore Agarbathi is a variety of incense sticks manufactured at Mysore using locally grown ingredients which was found only in state of Karnataka.
Various examples of nag champa incense. Nag champa is a commercial fragrance of Indian origin. It is made from a combination of sandalwood and either champak [1] [2] or frangipani. [3]
Cultivated aloes/agar wood. Agarwood, aloeswood, eaglewood, gharuwood or the Wood of Gods, commonly referred to as oud or oudh (from Arabic: عود, romanized: ʿūd, pronounced), is a fragrant, dark and resinous wood used in incense, perfume, and small hand carvings.
[citation needed] The base is chosen such that it does not produce a perceptible smell. Commercially, two types of incense base predominate: Commercially, two types of incense base predominate: Fuel and oxidizer mixtures : Charcoal or wood powder provides the fuel for combustion while an oxidizer such as sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate ...
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All India Agarbathi Manufacturing Association (AIAMA) as an statutory body was formed in 1949 with seven members for promoting and developing industries engaged in the manufacture of Agarbathis.
Incense smoke wafts from huge burners in Lhasa, Tibet.. The first recorded use of incense was by the Indians in the Indus Valley Civilisation in 3600 BC. Egyptians during the Fifth Dynasty, 2345-2494 BC were the first in the non-Asian world to discover the use of incense, which was used by Hindus for centuries by the time of the 5th Dynasty.