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2. Mysore Agarbathi - Wikipedia

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   The making of incense sticks, also called 'agarbathi' in Hindi, became an organised industry in Bangalore during the 1900s and was locally known as oodabathies (blowing fumes). The incense sticks were very simple to manufacture, as it was only a paste of natural ingredients mixed with charcoal and Gijit, and rolled on to bamboo sticks. The ...

3. Incense - Wikipedia

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   Incense in India. Incense sticks, also known as agarbattī (Hindi: अगरबत्ती) and joss sticks, in which an incense paste is rolled or moulded around a bamboo stick, are the main forms of incense in India. The bamboo method originated in India and is distinct from the Nepali, Tibetan, and Japanese methods of stick making without ...

4. 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]

5. 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).

6. Puja (Hinduism) - Wikipedia

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   For example, a chirathu also known as a diya, clarified butter wicks, bells, flowers, incense sticks, cones, roli or kumkum (a red powder with turmeric mixed in applied to the forehead), rice, tilakam, chandanam (sandal sticks), idols, and samagri havanam are some common items utilized in puja.

7. Ailanthus triphysa - Wikipedia

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   When the bark is cut, a sticky resin is exuded, which becomes brittle on drying; this resin may be used for medicinal purposes, and particularly, because of its aromatic nature, it may be burned as incense, either directly, or as an ingredient in incense sticks. [9] In India, the incense resin is named halmaddi, after the local name for the ...