I am very interested in the resin-on-a-stick style of incense, and quite excited that the style is spreading around the world. Banjara is the brand name of R M Enterprises, an Indian incense house based in Bangalore who have moved into making these sticks for wholesale mainly to the West via Dragon Euro Trade in North Holland and Ancient Wisdom in the UK. And patchouli is one of my favourite scents. So I should like this. They look good, with a rustic charm. The green colour is a nice idea, though looks too artificial for comfort. The scent on the stick is sweet, slightly earthy, slightly resinous, some cool aldehydes, and a general nod in the direction of patchouli.
The burn is reasonably gentle, and does carry echoes of the scents on the stick, though is a little too full of somewhat rough burning paper and garden waste aromas. Its not offensive, but doesn't present as a quality product. It feels like something put together to get as close to a resin-on-a-stick type incense at the lowest cost. The core stick is as thick as a genuine resin-on-a-stick, but without the same amount of fragrance material. That tells its own story. This is more about the image and presentation than about the care and quality of the fragrance.
The burn is reasonably gentle, and does carry echoes of the scents on the stick, though is a little too full of somewhat rough burning paper and garden waste aromas. Its not offensive, but doesn't present as a quality product. It feels like something put together to get as close to a resin-on-a-stick type incense at the lowest cost. The core stick is as thick as a genuine resin-on-a-stick, but without the same amount of fragrance material. That tells its own story. This is more about the image and presentation than about the care and quality of the fragrance.
The UK wholesalers Ancient Wisdom distribute them in the UK, so Banjara sticks are available all over the UK for around £3 a pack of 8 from: eBay; MysticMoon, Amazon, Shiva, etc and also in North America - SoapOpera, South America - Samana, Australia - Herb Temple, and other countries. It's a cheap price for resin-on-a-stick incense. Shame it doesn't live up to the promise.
Date: June 2026 Score: 38/50
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