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Mosquito coil Mosquito coil. A mosquito coil is a mosquito-repelling incense, usually made into a spiral, and typically made using dried paste of pyrethrum powder. The coil is usually held at the center of the spiral, suspending it in the air, or wedged by two pieces of fireproof netting to allow continuous smoldering.
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 bamboo cores.
Burning incense at a Chinese temple. Xiangbang (香棒, with "stick; club") means "incense stick; joss stick". Two "incense" synonyms specifying religious offerings to ancestors or deities are gāoxiāng (高香, "high incense") and gōngxiāng (供香, "offering incense"). The Sunni Muslim Hui Gedimu and the Yihewani burned incense during worship.
Fragrant scent played an important role at court during the Heian period (image from The Tale of Genji by Tosa Mitsuoki, 1617–91.). Nihon Shoki, a book of classical Japanese history, gives the first formal record of incense in Japan when a log of agarwood, a fragrant wood used in incense burning, drifted ashore on Awaji Island during the Asuka period in 595 CE, and was presented to Prince ...
This Vintage Southern Living Recipe Makes My House Smell Like Christmas. Lisa Cericola. December 1, 2024 at 3:38 PM ... 17 Ways To Make Your House Smell Good. Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Torie ...
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]
TWO RIVERS — An unattended incense burning stick caused a house fire in the 2400 block of 45th Street Tuesday morning. Two Rivers Fire Department was called to the residence at around 3:20 a.m ...
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