Sabarimalai - Takeaways from the Pilgrimage

Some takeaways from my Sabarimala Trip. The விபுதி பை (Bag for Holy Ash) and சந்தனம் போட்டி (Box for Sandal Paste)

Incense from the South of India

Incense from South India. "Sugandha Swarna" has a flowery fragrance and is difficult to find in shops. However the "Dasangam" and "Athisiya Sambrani" are personal favourites. The Dasangam is supposed to contain extracts of herbs and is considered to cleanse home; The Sambrani is a favourite because it is a natural extract of the Styrax trees, unlike the benzoic Gum of other sambranis which contains chemical extracts; the box comes with the charcoal briquettes (see the pic) that you can light up rather than the traditional way of using coal which usually leads to tears!

Incense from the North of India

Here are some pictures of the incense thats available in Delhi or probably in the whole of Northern India. All of these have mild fragrance and are soft probably because they are made with Ghee!