Pushkar is a temple town in the northwest of India. There are three incense outlets in the town (there used to be five, but two have recently closed down according to Google maps) - Nityam, Shiva, and Om. Nityam sell their incense in packets with a smiley face, and I have some of those, as sold by Mystic Soul, which I will review later. These Pushkar incenses are sold by the UK based Pilgrims Fair Trade. I assume that Pilgrims Fair Trade sourced these from Om Pushkar Natural Incense; but it's not yet known if Om source them elsewhere, or organise the manufacture themselves. It is quite common for Indian shops to sell white label incense under their own name - Ramakrishna's is a well known example. Pilgrims market them as Pushkar "Temple Incense" and "Natural Hand Made Masala Incense", and I note that on various incense blogs and forums, they are termed "Pushkar Temple", though the outlets in Pushkar say "Natural" and "Hand Rolled", but not "Temple". Its possible, but I doubt if any of the temples in Pushkar are making these.
Reviews
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| Pushkar Amber Kasturi (PM) Jan 2025 - Score: 29 |
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| Pushkar Krishna Flora (PM) Jan 2025 - Score: 29 |
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| Pushkar Kobra (PM) Jan 2025 - Score: 29 |
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| Pushkar Agar Woods (PM) Jan 2025 - Score: 27 |
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| Pushkar Sandal Super (PM) Jan 2025 - Score: 23 |
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| Pushkar Tube Rose (PM) Jan 2025 - Score: 21 |
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| Pushkar Sandal Woods (PM) Jan 2025 - Score: 17 |
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| Pushkar Kirtan (PM) Jan 2025 - Score: 12 |
Scents reviewed: 8
Top score: 29
Top score: 29
Bottom score: 12
Average: 23
Conclusion: A few of these Pushkar incenses have been promising on the stick, but none have really shined on the burn. I've not really got on with them. The impression I have gained is that of a backstreet incense maker in the northwest India temple town of Pushkar who is using cheap fragrance oils and large plastic tubs of agarbatti oil to scent the sticks, and is using the buy it cheap and pile it high theory. I often like crude and simple. And I tend to love heady. But I have not liked or loved these sticks.
Conclusion: A few of these Pushkar incenses have been promising on the stick, but none have really shined on the burn. I've not really got on with them. The impression I have gained is that of a backstreet incense maker in the northwest India temple town of Pushkar who is using cheap fragrance oils and large plastic tubs of agarbatti oil to scent the sticks, and is using the buy it cheap and pile it high theory. I often like crude and simple. And I tend to love heady. But I have not liked or loved these sticks.
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