Incense In The Wind

Radiating Incense In The Wind - a painting by Hai Linh Le

Tuesday 29 April 2014

Vaishnodevi Gugal Dhoop




Made by Goel Dhoop & Agarbatti of New Delhi. Like the Chandan Dhoop, this is a smokey acrid incense which can be quite challenging. It is slightly more fragrant than the Chandan, but not by much. I don't really like these wet dhoops. Gugal is the resin from commiphora wightii, a plant in the torchwood family which includes frankincense and myrrh; it is burned directly on charcoal in India, and used to chase away evil spirits. Yeah. That's about all you can do with it. Chase things away.

Date: April 2014  Score: 11
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Wet dhoops

Spiritual/Ritual Incense


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