Vedic Vaani of Mumbai

Vedic Vanni is a modern online distribution unit set up in 2013 by two businessmen,  Ashish Gandhi and Mayank Goyal. They sell a full range of puja items, including incense, which they sell under their own brand name. The incense blog ORS came across the website in 2022, bought some of the sticks, and enjoyed them.

They are occasionally talked about on Reddit with a wide spread of opinions, but a constant that - like buying from some of the Vrindavan traders - the quality is variable and inconsistent, and what is in the box may not be what it says on the outside. I've been mildly curious about them, but when looking at their shop and prices, and knowing that they were inconsistent and rebranded from unknown incense makers, I wasn't that interested in buying 100gms worth of unknown (and apparently fairly random) monoscent incense for £30 including shipping, when for the same price including shipping I could get 20x20gm packs of different incenses from Vrindavan Bazaar. 

Regular readers of this blog will know that while I may really enjoy incense from rebranders such as Happy Hari, Gokula, and Sai Handicrafts, I am mainly interested in incense (good or bad) from the authentic brand, as my buzz  is tasting the local culture along with the local product. I am, therefore, more accepting of a local rebrander than a Western rebrander, as there is still that sea salt tang of the local culture. Anyway. Yes. Curious about this Vedic Vaani brand, but, when looking at the reality, wasn't curious enough to spend proper money on large amounts of dubious incense. But Brief Chemistry from Reddit has been generous enough to send me a bunch from a haul he got at the end of last year (2025).

Reviews

Vedic Vaani Tambulam Paan (M)
Mar 2026 - Score: 35/50

Vedic Vaani Royal Javadhu (M)
Mar 2026 - Score: 35/50

   

Reviews: 2

Top score: 35

Bottom score: 35
Average: 35

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Notice about Jaygee and the Bangalore Incense Store

For those who are familiar with Jaygee and his Bangalore Incense Store, you may have noticed that he has been working to improve his website recently, and to make purchases and international shipping easy and low cost for Western customers. However as of May 2026 (and for some months apparently) there is (and has been) a glitch that multiplies the price when it comes to purchase by a thousand. So a £2 (or $2) incense becomes £2,000.

He has told me that if folks contact him on WhatsApp (+91-8549904990) he'll give them the true (and much lower!) cost. In the meantime he is working to fix the glitch.

Jaygee's / Gurugee

Bless International Frankincense & Myrrh Incense Cones

We use incense cones as a convenient room freshener, especially in the bathroom; and I am an incense hunter, so when I top up our room freshener cones I do like to look for incenses houses I've not previously reviewed. When topping up this month I came upon Bless International on Amazon, and I was drawn by the name and the packaging, so I bought a pack, but at £4.99 for a pack of 20 cones, I decided to only get one pack, as that is rather expensive for cones.  

Looking into Bless International, I note similarities with Raajsee, whose cones I bought at the same time. They are both based in Jaipur, in north India; they both sell tapestries, and other items, along with incense, and the incense cones are bottom end perfume-dipped wood powder cones, possibly sourced from Asia. There is no evidence that they made the cones themselves. The scents are very generic - Sandalwood, Rose, Patchouli, Palo Santo, etc.  They have a distribution point in the US and in the UK (via Amazon). 

Generic soapy scent on the cone. There is no frankincense or myrrh in this cone - just fragrance aromas blended to give a general scent impression of frankincense and myrrh. The scent on the burn is mostly smouldering wood powder. Placed at a distance away to give the lighter fragrance notes a chance to drift across while the heavier wood smoke scent notes drop away, there is a faint awareness of the soapy smell. It's not great. 

This is low quality everyday room freshener incense. Certainly not worth £4.99 of anyone's money. Decent quality incense cones for freshening the house can be bought from Amazon for less than £2 a pack, such as Satya (assortment of 9 packs for £13), and HEM (assortment of 12 packs for £12). 

Date: May 2026   Score: 13/50

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Frankincense

Own brand trader

Incense in India

Raajsee Palo Santo Natural Incense Cones

This carries the name palo santo though I'd be surprised if there is anything from a palo santo tree contained in this cone. This is a blend of fragrance oils which creates a pleasing accord which is intended to give the impression of palo santo. The cold throw scent on the cone is clove, menthol, lemon, caramel, honey and brown sugar with a hint of floral and  patchouli. Some aldehydes. It's actually quite attractive. Indeed, on the whole the cold throw scents of all the Raajsee cones have been pleasant in an everyday body spray or room freshener manner. Unfortunately the hot throw scent on the burn tends to be obscured by the smell of smouldering wood powder and binder.  

And the same is true here. The scent on the burn is unhappily compromised by the use of wood powder. Placed at a decent distance the heavier wood based scent molecules tend to drop and reduce before they reach me, while the lighter fragrance oil scent molecules tend to carry further, and I smell more of them. But, even so, there is still a little too much muddled and harsh bonfire smells for my comfort. 

Bought as part of an assorted pack of Raajsee cones on Amazon: 6 packs for £12. There are better quality and more attractive incense cones that can be bought for £2 a box or less. 

Date: May 2026    Score: 23/50

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Raajsee of Jaipur

   

Palo Santo

Raajsee White Sage Natural Incense Cones

 

Quite spicy and herbal. There is some distinct awareness of sage in this cone from Raajsee of Jaipur, which makes it a little better than the other cones from this company. But essentially these White Sage cones are quite basic and crude. They are wood powder based which means that the intended scent gets corrupted by the smell of the smouldering wood powder. And they burn very quickly, so they are not good value for money. 

Bought as part of an assorted pack of Raajsee cones on Amazon: 6 packs for £12. There are better quality and more attractive incense cones that can be bought for £2 a box or less. 

Date: May 2026    Score: 24/50

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Raajsee of Jaipur

   

White Sage

Raajsee Frankincense & Myrrh Natural Incense Cones

I like frankincense & myrrh together - it seems to work. This Raajsee cone has a faint cold throw scent which is more aligned with soft camphor and herbs, than frankincense & resin, and when burned is more smouldering wood and paper than proper incense. 

Bought as part of an assorted pack of Raajsee cones on Amazon: 6 packs for £12. There are better quality and more attractive incense cones that can be bought for £2 a box or less. 

Date: May 2026    Score: 13/50

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Raajsee of Jaipur

   

Frankincense

Raajsee Japanese Rose Natural Incense Cones

I keep saying that rose is not my favourite incense scent, yet there are a number of rose scent incenses I have loved. This Japanese Rose by Raajsee of Jaipur is not one of them. The scent on the cone is powdery Turkish Delight. Quite pleasant without being interesting or meaningful or particularly attractive. The scent on the burn is mostly  smouldering wood powder and binder. There is a faint awareness of powdery rose, but it is minor compared to the smouldering paper smell. Bought as part of an assorted pack of Raajsee cones on Amazon: 6 packs for £12. There are better quality and more attractive incense cones that can be bought for £2 a box or less. 

Date: May 2026    Score: 17/50

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Raajsee of Jaipur

   

Best rose incense