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Indian Incense |
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Agarbati Handicraft Industry
Incense is a kind of provoking mental aroma, which are made by extracting the perfume of wood and flowers and its aim is to make  the atmosphere soothing for spiritual and holy environment. It is long and thin sticks of wood specially made up from bamboo tree, having a coating of sticky material, dipped in scent. When burned, the Incense sticks release fragrance with smoke. Incense is available in two forms:
Incense Sticks manufacturing is a handicraft industry mainly it comes under cottage industry . The Government of India generated the ultimate units engaged in the manufacture of Dhoop and Incense sticks and has also tagged that in a specialty product. The Ministry of Commerce, GoI, in 1983, has therefore headed the status of Handicraft Industry. Hand made typically Indian to this industry.
Special features of Agarbatti or Dhoop Industry:-
- Manual done which is hand made
- Simple procedures and technics
- Low investment
- Eco-friendly
- High labor industry
- Less usage of power supply
- Easy to make and less time consuming
The want for incense sticks in India is high and extensive not only in the domestic market, but also internationally. However, the major  manufacturing part in the market is headed by the lower local industries to produce incense sticks and dhoop by the use of old traditional manufacturing methods. In India Agarbatti market is very dynamic and wide. Agarbatti is popular and marketed in both rural India as well as in urban areas. Agarbatti market is driven by tradition and religion.
The major part of agarbatti and dhoop is exported from India. Indian agarbatti export is touching Rs 220 crore mark. In India the usage of Agarbatti or Dhoop is very wide and usual. In every religious or holy occasions the use of incense sticks is a custom in India. From ancient vedic period of time people of India are regularly using burning incense in most of the occasions. India is a country of diversity where it consist of various type of religions. So due to that in every holy occasions people use incense to enhance the holy environment. And it helps in focusing and generating the pure thoughts in the inner soul of the people.
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