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What is the significance of Damar Batu?

India is a land of Mystique and spiritual uniqueness and the birthplace of the oldest religion in the world, namely Hinduism. In fact, Hinduism is not a religion per se but a way of life that’s been around for thousands of years. In this way of life, there are so many practices that are unique to India and are being maintained to this day by Hindus. One such tradition is the regular burning of a specific kind of tree resin which is referred to as Indian Frankincense or ("धूना")("ধুনো") or Damar incense. For hundreds of years, Dhuno or Damar Batu has been burned in India to cleanse the air of negativity and evil from the atmosphere. Not just that, the smell of burning resin is perhaps the precursor to what we use today as the Agarbatti or Dhoop. In the days gone by collection of this very precious tree resin was relatively easy as there was dense forest cover all over.   The use of Damar Batu is prevalent in many places across Southeast Asia and apart from India another important base was Indonesia.

Origin of & Dhuna Dhoop Benefits - Indian Frankincense -

In India, the Sal tree resin was the prime source for the Dhuno resin, which was the dried-out sap from a tree. When burned this resin compound emits smoke that has such a heavenly fragrance that brings almost immediate concentration to the people. Prayer as we know is the concentrated mind of a person focused on a higher power, and damar burning gives this focusing ability very easily.  Not only this, in a place where Dhuno is burned regularly, flies, moths, mosquitos’ bugs cannot stay thus clearing the area of these. In short, the smell of burning Dhuno is quite healthful and found extremely useful for people who want to meditate with concentration. In a typical sense, Dhuno is burned in a dhuno burner locally called Dhunachi or Dhunuchi (धुनाची,धुनुची)(ধুনুচি), which is generally made of burned clay. Since these must be cleaned every time before burning our team has developed a product called Dhunachi Cups. This is a cup made of charcoal which is set alight and within it is placed a few pinches of dhuno and resin compound and placed on a fire-retardant holder.

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Each pack contains six charcoal cups and a pack filled with dhuno resin in a powdered format with a small spoon for convenience.  One is supposed to light a match and hold the edge of a charcoal cup against it until it begins to smolder and becomes fired at this stage it is placed on the fireproof holder. Once you put that on the holder place a spoon or two of the dhuno powder mix and watch the magic of this unique fragrance come alive. Unlike an Agarbatti this does not have a bamboo core and hence the smoke is much longer-lasting and the smell lingers in the ambiance of the room much longer too. The Mayasmatic Dhunachi Cups is a great way of bringing the amazing power of damar fragrance to your Pooja Anusthana and social gathering cost-effectively.