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Incense Story — History of Incense

For thousands of years, incense has been cherished in cultures throughout the world. Universally it has been appreciated for its purifying influence and used as an integral part of spiritual and religious rites.

The earliest practitioners of natural medicine recognized that the aromatic influence of plants, trees, and flowers had profound and specific influences on the human mind and body. Incense served as an essential medium for delivering these "gifts" of nature.

In ancient times, making incense was a precise art: when and how ingredients were harvested, how they were prepared, and in what manner and for how long they were blended and then hand-rolled, were all essential to creating incense that effectively delivered nature's healing and purifying influence.

Prasad Gifts is pleased to offer only incense prepared in accordance with these ancient, time-tested, and powerful practices.