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01·The Idea

You get home, and the day comes in with you. An Aroma Stick is a simple signal that it’s over: temple flowers, herbs and honey, hand-rolled on a coconut-leaf midrib. Light one as you walk in, and give it ten minutes.

Udupi Sugandha’s Aroma Sticks bring a ten-minute pause to the end of the day, in two aromas, Lavancha and Pacche Kadiru, for the space you come home to.

02·Heritage

A habit Udupi’shomes have keptfor generations

Udupi Sugandha Aroma Sticks are made with the herbs Udupi’s households have long burned to freshen a room, rolled by hand with honey and flowers offered at Udupi’s temples.

  1. Lavancha roots

  2. Gently smoked

  3. The room freshened

Dhoopana

The Udupi name for herbal smoke. In Udupi, households have long burned lavancha (vetiver) and other herbs to freshen a room, a habit passed down through generations.

Two aromas · One ritual

Lavancha (vetiver) plants lifted from red laterite soil, showing their dense golden roots

Aroma

Lavancha

The calm lies in the roots.

Also known as vetiver, lavancha keeps its scent in its roots: damp red earth, cool roots, a little smoke.

Choose it forEvenings, reading, before bed.

Unwind with Lavancha
Pacche Kadiru (Indian patchouli) in flower, lilac blossoms among green leaves

Aroma

Pacche Kadiru

Like the forest floor after rain.

The Kannada name for Indian patchouli, a leafy herb from the mint family: forest floor after rain, wet moss, a hint of camphor.

Choose it forMornings, yoga, a desk you need to focus at.

Refresh with Pacche Kadiru

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03·Ingredients

  • 01

    Lavancha

    Earthy vetiver aroma base.

  • 02

    Pacche Kadiru

    Deep, woody aroma base.

  • 03

    Coconut Leaf Midrib

    The natural core of every stick.

  • 04

    Honey

    A natural binding agent.

  • 05

    Udupi Temple Flowers

    Offerings, given a new life.

  • 06

    Other Herbs

    In the hand-rolled mix.

And what doesn’t: no charcoal, no plastic.

Moments

When to use Udupi Sugandha Aroma Sticks

  • 01

    Morning ritual

    Begin the day with a quiet moment.

  • 02

    Yoga & meditation

    An earthy calm for your practice.

  • 03

    Coming home

    Unwind in the space you return to.

  • 04

    Reading & work

    A gentle aroma for focused hours.

  • 05

    Before bed

    Lavancha for the last quiet hour.

  • 06

    Welcoming guests

    A warm, natural note for gatherings.

The Udupi Sugandha keepsake box, open, with its roll of aroma sticks tied in jute

04·The Keepsake

Every set comes in a Channapatna lacquerware wooden box, crafted by artisans and carrying a GI (Geographical Indication) tag.

Inside: hand-rolled Aroma Sticks and a wooden holder that keeps each stick at a 45-degree angle.

The sticks are for this month. The box is for keeps.

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05·Sustainability

From the stick to the box it comes in, every part of an Udupi Sugandha set is made to be kept, reused or planted.

Contents

5 parts · 0 plastic

  • The closed Channapatna lacquerware box with the Udupi Sugandha emblem on its lid

    IThe Box

    Channapatna lacquerware wood, made to hold your treasures for years.

  • Hand-rolled aroma sticks laid on a wooden table among dried flowers

    IIThe Aroma Sticks

    Coconut leaf midrib, honey and upcycled temple flowers. No charcoal.

  • The Channapatna wooden holder on a wooden table

    IIIThe Holder

    Also Channapatna lacquerware, a lasting piece for every stick you light.

  • A ball of natural jute thread on linen

    IVThe Thread

    Every roll tied with natural jute. No plastic.

  • A hand planting a seed beside a young seedling

    VThe Seed

    Tucked into every box, ready for a pot, a garden or open earth.

India’s Green Initiative

Be part of a greener India.

An initiative by We Care Society. Register your box and join the movement at wecaresociety.co.in/green-initiative

The Surprise Seed

A herb, a flower, or something taller? Plant it, tend it, and let it reveal itself.

Tap Plant to begin.

Show us what grew: #udupisugandha · @udupi.sugandha

Women in Udupi Sugandha aprons hand-rolling aroma sticks at the Navunda facility

06·The Craft

  1. i

    Made at our own facility in Navunda village, Kundapura, Udupi, providing employment to rural women.

  2. ii

    Giving the rural women of Udupi the skills to become confident entrepreneurs.

  3. iii

    Led entirely by women, bringing rural talent into the mainstream.

Every stick you light was rolled by hand, by a woman in Navunda.

07·Purpose & Partners

Collected from Udupi temples with devotion and brought to our Navunda facility, where they are traditionally processed by rural women.

In collaboration with

We Care Society
Udupi District administration

Handmade in Udupi, Karnataka

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