Nag Champa is the world's best-known incense stick and a synonym for Indian incense culture. The distinctive fragrance – floral-sweet, resinously warm, with a slightly earthy depth – is made from a blend of Champaca blossoms (Michelia champaca), sandalwood and resin (often benzoin).
Nag Champa was originally used in Indian ashrams and temples, especially in the Satya Sai Baba Ashram in Puttaparthi, where the brand Satya/Shrinivas Sugandhalaya produced the original. In the 1960s and 70s, Western pilgrims returning from India brought the fragrance to Europe and America, where it became synonymous with meditation, yoga and spiritual seeking.
Use: Light the incense stick, allow it to burn briefly, then blow it out. One of the most accessible and beautiful incense fragrances for meditation and relaxation.
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