Nandita Fragrances of Mumbai

Nandita Fragrances of Mumbai offer a full range of incenses, including bakhoor and dhoop cups. They also do one of my favourite incenses, Nandita Wood Spice, so I am keen to explore further. The company was founded by Sri. K.Y. Acharya (1928-2010), and is based in Mumbai, with a retail store in Udupi, where Acharya was born. 

I like Nandita incense. They do decent proper job masala with an aim to be eco-friendly. And there is something quiet and understated about them. The packaging is always neat and tasteful. They don't tend to do showy incense, they make fairly simple but attractive incense with quality natural ingredients. The scents are traditional in nature, unassuming, and very attractive. Not harsh, not assertive, not too sweet nor too woody. Just right. 

Nandita are distributed to Western markets by importers such as WonderIncense in the UK and WonderImports in Australia. The packets are made up for the Western market. 

They focus on masala incense in standard boxes. 

Nandita's head office in Mumbai

Reviews

* = Score over five years old, so may not be reliable

Nandita Wood Spice (M)
 Aug 2023 - Score: 44↑=↓↓

 

Nandita Floral Valley Natural Incense 

Dec 2022 - Score: 43*

  

Nandita Original Amber Premium Masala (PM)
April 2024 - Score: 41

Nandita Black Gold (M)
July 2018 - Score: 40*

Nandita Laxmidevi (M)
Nov 2023 - Score: 39↓

Nandita Wood Spice Cones 
July 2018 - Score: 35*

Nandita Organic Nag Champa
May 2015 - Score: 33*

Nandita Fruit Blast Premium Masala Incense (PM)
Feb 2024 - Score: 32 

Nandita Organic Myrrh Masala Incense (M)
June 2023 - Score: 31

  

Nandita Royal Attar Masala Incense (PM)
July 2023 - Score: 31 

Nandita Dehn Al Oudh
Nov 2015 - Score: 28*

Nandita Organic Patchouli 
Dec 2019 - Score: 27*

Nandita Mantra Meditation Cones 

Jan 2023 - Score: 27

Incenses reviewed: 13
Highest score: 44
Lowest score: 27 
Average top five: 39
Average: 36 
Overall score: 38

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