Mysore Sandalwood/Chandan has been especially valued for its Indian fragrance, carving, medical and religious qualities.
Quantity: 10 ml
The state accounts for about 70 per cent of the production, the rest mainly coming from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. The tree grows naturally in fertile tropical forestlands with abundant rainfall. It is also cultivated It is used in preparing all types of perfume compositions especially Indian attars like Hina, Gulab, Kewda and Jesmine in which the natural essential oils from floral distillation are absorbed in sandalwood oil. Sandalwood has a rich, balsamic, sweet fragrance with delicate wood notes.
The attar has a woody, exotic smell, subtle and lingering and the color is pale yellow to pale gold.
Its pure essence of wood is an apt offering to god & goddess, for Abhishek of idols,Rudraksh,Yantras,Shaligrams,japmalas. for that divine mood enhancing quality. It brings the tradition of offering prayers with the divine fragrance of natural sandalwood.the best quality and rich smell Believed to be scented by the Gods, Sandalwood or Chandan as it is called in Hindi, is considered sacred by most of the Indians. It is the wood from which idols and prayer beads are made.
Use of Sandalwood
Drops of sandalwood attar can be applied to the forehead, the temples or rubbed between the eyebrows before beginning rituals,to sprinkal religious utensils,. In this way, spritual enhance with a pleasing fragrance it helps to set the stage and prepare the mind to begin its inward journey.