HEM - P.R.E.C.I.O.U.S Mogra (Jasmine)
One of the finest Indian incenses
Precious Mogra (Jasmine)
~ A Sweet, Beautiful and Desirable scent ~
by HEM : 254mm (10") incense sticks
hand rolled in India
The pleasant, mild and heady fragrance of Jasmine is evocative of a million small white blooms; a scent that is infinitely desirable.
Jasmine has been mentioned in Hindu scriptures since the time of the Vedas. It is used in worship to decorations in weddings, kholams, doorways, statues and even on photos. Jasmines are also used in making perfumes, incense sticks, tea and other recipes.
Many have claimed that jasmine is one of the favourite flowers of Lord Vishnu. The sweet smell is believed to calm your nerves and will help you to relax.
In Hindu weddings, the jasmine flower are often used as the bridal flower to symbolise a promise as a deep and everlasting love between the married coupled. It also symbolises attachment, sensuality, modesty, grace and elegance.
Available in single 8g or 20g packets, or at a discounted price for full boxes.
Each stick equates to approximately 1g, therefore an 8g packet contains about 8 sticks, etc.
We offer a FLAT RATE of $7 shipping cost on all of our Incense, no matter what your quantity.
The P.R.E.C.I.O.U.S. Range of Incense from HEM
Hem Incense Sticks are associated with providing peace, tranquility and a fragrant freshness as it imbibes the essence of many traditional ingredients known to provide a soul soothing effect. Each Incense stick when lit fills your home or environment with beautiful fragrance, blissful relaxation, aiding to make your meditative and spiritual journey smooth.
From times unknown Agarbattis, also called incense sticks / prayer sticks are known to elevate moods. These sticks are reputed to aid meditation. However Agarbattis are mainly associated with providing peace, tranquillity and of course freshness as it imbibes the essence of many traditional ingredients known to provide a soul soothing effect.
The sticks are easy and safe to light, as well as long lasting. Light one in the morning, creating a relaxing and calming surrounding whilst you meditate or exercise. You can also use it in the evening to relax in its pacifying aroma after a tiring day at work.
Ten Attributes of Hem
It refreshes your heart, mind and soul
It purifies the surroundings and makes it pleasant
It gives a moment of peaceful feeling in your busy life
It calms and sooths your mind
It is loved by one and all
It helps in meditation
You get a sense of sacredness and sanctity while praying
Brings peace and tranquility at home
It helps to relax your nerves and gives you a good sleep
Used everyday, it does not harm.
Incense making is an art; the sense of smell is the most powerful of all our senses. Smell triggers memories, experiences and events from this life, and it is believed from past as well.
Incense as far as back as can be traced was used as an offering to the powers of spirit in exchange for burning incense, flowers, food, money and candles etc. Incense acts as a messenger between god and devotee.
MOGRA (JASMINE)
Jasmine Flowers are presumed to be the divine grace of gods. The soothing fragrance of these flowers mesmerise the senses of one and all. Endowed with the exotic perfumes, Jasmine flower is one of the most beautiful and fragrant amongst all the 15,000 flowering plant species in India. Majorly used as decorative flowers, these scented flowers are also used for medical motives and religious purposes.
Jasmine is also referred to as Mogra, Kundumalligai, Arabian Jasmine or Mallika. Its popularity in India can be easily understood as it is also praised as "Moonshine in the garden " by the Indians.
A prominent member of the family "Oleaceae" Jasmine is scientifically known as Jasminum sambac. An evergreen shrub, Jasmine is the pride of all beautiful gardens. It usually climbs up as a vine and reaches to a height of about 8 to 10 feet. Strangely the little flowers that this plant bears in huge clusters is simply about an inch each. The oval shaped green rich leaves, bear around five to nine leaflets which give the entire plant a very beautiful and artistic look. A symbol of purity and peace the beautiful jasmine flowers are white in color. Jasmine plant grows worldwide spreading its fragrance all over.
Jasminum sambac is a species of jasmine native to a small region in the eastern Himalayas in Bhutan and neighbouring India and Pakistan. It is cultivated in many places, especially across much of South and Southeast Asia.
It is widely cultivated for its attractive and sweetly fragrant flowers. The flowers are also used for perfumes and for making tea. It is known as the Arabia Jasmine in English. The sweet, heady fragrance of Jasminum sambac is its distinct feature.
Typically, the flowers are harvested as buds during early morning. The flower buds are harvested on basis of colour, as firmness and size are variable depending on the weather. The buds have to be white, as green ones may not emit the characteristic fragrance for which they are known. Open flowers are generally not harvested as a larger amount of them is needed to extract oils and they lose their fragrance sooner.
It is one of the most commonly grown ornamentals in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, where it is native. They are used to make thick garlands used as hair adornments. In Oman, Jasminum sambac features prominently on a child's first birthday. Flowers are sprinkled on the child's head by other children while chanting "hol hol". The fragrant flowers are also sold packed in between large leaves of the Indian almond (Terminalia catappa) and sewn together with ...
