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Mysuru - Devarajah Market Joss Sticks

Whether in sticks or cones, many people burn incense to create an air of calm, or to signal the beginning of a significant, spiritual ceremony. It’s an aromatic with a legacy of more than 2000 years, and one that finds its roots in many different cultures. Indian incense sticks known as agarbathi are lit in most Hindu rituals. Incense was used to clear one’s mind for meditation, to call people to prayer or even to heal, forming the basis of Indian Ayurvedic medicine.

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Uploaded on February 22, 2024
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