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2. Incense - Wikipedia

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   Some incense sticks are uneven in thickness. "Dipped" or "hand-dipped" direct-burning incense is created by dipping "incense blanks" made of unscented combustible dust into any suitable kind of essential or fragrance oil. These are often sold in the United States by flea-market and sidewalk vendors who have developed their own styles. This form ...

3. Incense in India - Wikipedia

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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 அகில் (agil), அகிர் (agir), [6] Sanskrit varti, meaning "stick". [7]

4. Dhupa - Wikipedia

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   It is also the Sanskrit word for incense or perfume itself. The Thai language also borrows this word from Sanskrit to call joss sticks or incense sticks , by omitting "a" in the word Dhupa . So, the word retains the Sanskrit form when it is written in the Thai alphabet as "Dhup" (ธูป).

5. Nag champa - Wikipedia

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   Nag champa is commonly used in incense, soap, perfume oil, essential oils, ... Perfume-dipped incenses and soaps would use essential oils or scents, while masala ...

6. Censer - Wikipedia

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   During imperial coronations, incense sticks would be used to tell how long the ceremony was. Other variations of incense is the spiral incense coil. The spiral incense coil was used to measure time for longer durations. One spiral equated to one night. This type of incense was mainly used by the five ‘night watches’ of the community.

7. Rope incense - Wikipedia

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   Rope incenses can contain 30 or more ingredients. Like most Asian incense, Tibetan incense is extruded into lengths or coils, rather than rolled around a bamboo stick. [2] The incense is known as bateko dhoop (lit. braided incense) in Nepali language and is used as an alternative to stick incense. [3]