Incense houses and dealers
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| Anand Incense (Mumbai) |
Anand Products & Co are based in Mumbai, and were founded in 1973. They sell both scented and masala incense. They have taken over sales of one of my favourite incenses, Mayur Flora. A small but solid fairly typical decent quality Indian incense company.
Reviews: 5
Top score: 42
Low score: 37
Low score: 37
Average: 40
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Baykeri's are a Mumbai incense house formed in 1970 with the launch of their flagship brand, Shivranjani; a well known and auspicious incense in India, as the company managed to get Satya Sai Baba to take part in the launch. A solid and traditional incense house mostly in the South Indian style, tending to dry and sombre rather like Pondicherry, though some fragrances have gentle floral notes which gives them an attractive lift.
Reviews: 4
High score: 33
High score: 33
Low score: 28
Average: 31
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Gamta Organic Incense are based in Mumbai, and appear to have been founded in 2021. Their marketing focus appears to be that they are making Panchgavya products - which means they utilise cow by-products, such as milk, urine, dung, ghee, and curd, according to Ayurveda principles.
Reviews: 5
Top score: 39
Low score: 28
Average: 34
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Mumbai |
Haria are a second generation incense house in Mumbai, founded in 1968 by Dhirubhai Haria. Dhirubhai's son, Dipesh, continues the business A fairly average incense house.
Reviews: 6
Top score: 30
Low score: 18
Average: 24
Low score: 18
Average: 24
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| HEM Corporation Indian (Bangalore and Mumbai) producer of perfumed with some masala |
The HEM Corporation has incense factories in Bangalore, Mumbai and Bhiwandi; it was founded in 1975, and is one of the largest incense companies in the world, with over 100 different incense products which are exported to over 50 countries around the world. Mainly famous for their popular perfumed incense, they also sell masala sticks.
Reviews: 84
High score: 40
Low score: 08
Low score: 08
Average: 31/50
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| Fair Trade - Now called Incense Collective Indian (Mumbai) producer of perfumed masala |
Fair Trade Incense Works / Incense Collective are based in Mumbai and mostly make incense for others to brand as their own, though they do have some brands of their own: Om Incense, Nitiraj Incense and Natural Incense. Distribution is handled by Namaste in the UK, and by Kheops International in North America. I tend to quite like Fair Trade products, though don't get excited. They are decent, well made, professional, and consistent. But there is not much excitement, creativity, or heart about them. This is professionally made incense. Job done.
Reviews: 12
High score: 35
Low score: 20
Average: 29
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| Krishan Products of Mumbai Indian (Mumbai) producer of perfumed |
Krishan Products were founded in 1951, and claim to be India's leading manufacturer and exporter of premium quality incense sticks. They do a range of fruit and other standard scents. A modest everyday basic perfume dipped incense maker.
Scents reviewed: 4
Top score: 30
Low score: 20
Average: 25
Scents reviewed: 4
Top score: 30
Low score: 20
Average: 25
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| Nandita Indian (Mumbai) producer of masala and perfumed |
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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.
Reviews: 5
Top score: 45
Bottom score: 32
Average: 36
Average: 36
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Isn’t Ranga Rao based in Mysore?
ReplyDeleteYes it is! I don't know why I placed it here!
DeleteNow removed, a couple of others added. I'll probably add Satya later, as even though all production by both brothers now takes place in Bangalore, Nagraj Setty's Satya business was made for years in Mumbai, and is still regarded as Satya (MUM).
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