Not one, not two, not three, but…four new delicious blends have been added to the dhuni range for 2012. Launching in time for the festive season Frangipani, Lakshmi, Sandalwood and Temple can now be purchased on line from our store. For more information on each click on the individual blends and we hope you...
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Archaeological evidence from numerous cultures tells our most ancient ancestors used natural incense burning for sacred and healing purposes. People have always recognized that burning plant materials can heighten the senses, and pleasantly alter our state of consciousness. When early man gathered around his dhuni, the smell of aromatic woods, herbs and leaves was...
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Over the last weeks we’ve been tinkering, experimenting, blending, sniffing and salivating over a new incense blend which we’re calling Bhaktii. This is very different from our other blends, with a delicious sweetness to it. It’s a thick, extremely aromatic stick that’s fresh, intense and very friendly to the nose. This is the kind...
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Nag Champa is surely the most famous incense fragrance in the world. Most often seen under the brand name of a certain frizzy haired Indian guru name Sai Baba, Nag Champa incense has, in our opinion, fallen into a state of grace decline over these last years so that it’s almost impossible to...
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A special thanks to the Olfactoryrescueservice who have recently written some very nice things about us! Surely the most erudite incense site on the web, these incense gurus call our organic nag champa incense blend, ‘the most authentic version of the (straight) scent… smelled in 15 years or so…’ We are thrilled! It’s been...
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It’s about that time of year to close the curtains, make sure the fire’s well stoked, light a Dhuni natural incense stick and feel thankful for the things we’ve got. Gratitude is a nice thing to realise, however it appears the years turned out. Gratitude for this present moment which, in any case, is...
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We’ve been getting a lot of emails recently asking where you can buy our incense? I’m afraid you can only buy it in ONE place, which is right here at the moment. We produce it in India, then send it to the UK, and it reaches the world (well, for now) solely online. Obviously,...
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It’s not easy buying incense, even if you think you know what you’re looking for. During the years before we created dhuni, we literally searched most of Asia for an incense that met our requirements. We wanted something ethical, luxurious and incredibly special! Finally, through luck or fate, we met a special incense master...
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Indian incenses containing Plumeria, known in the West as frangipani, have Champa in their name. Champa incenses contain a semi-liquid resin (“halmaddi”) taken from the Ailanthus Malabarica tree, which gives them their characteristic grey color and damp texture: halmaddi is hygroscopic (it absorbs moisture from the air). Nag Champa incense is perhaps the most...
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You don’t need to be a yogi or a meditator to burn incense. You don’t need to believe in strange Eastern cults or shave your head or chant Om six times a day. You don’t need to believe in a deity, or be aware of your third eye, or have had your chakras aligned...
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