Balarama Asoke Govinda Nag Champa

 

Tatty box with the original porcelain holder missing. Bought for £1 from Little Dorrit in Rochester, my former incense shop. Contains 20 short sticks roughly made with some variation - some thin, some thick, some stiff, some bendy. Made in Thailand. Faint scent on the stick - fairly neutral. Faint scent on the stick, quite organic, rather like grass burning. This is quite humble, rustic incense. I can find little info on the Asoke company - the website doesn't work (as of Oct 2022), though was active from 2002 to 2017, as shown on WayBack. And there is a (barely active) Facebook page.  

If you like rustic, earthy, simple incense rather like Tibetan incense, then this may appeal. But if you like something more refined and aesthetic, then this may be a little too crude. It's not for me.  

It's available online, with the incense holder, for £1.99 from ShivaOnline. 

[Oct 2024: This is another product mada by Balarama]

Date:  Oct 2022  Score: 18 

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Balarama foil-wrapped

Nag Champa