Attar is the name given to the fragrant oils made from the extracts of flowers, herbs, woods, etc. It is the purest nonalcoholic fragrances and the most lasting perfumes in the world .The great land of India provides us with abundant sources of wonderful fragrances that can invoke deep feelings of joy, excitement and serenity within us all. Every soul is stirred by a variety of fragrances, may it be the fresh green note of the forest after a shower, the early morning scent of the earth, or the ever present odors of the magnificent flowers of India. Each of the fragrances is a work of ar...

Terracotta, Terra cotta or Terra-cotta, a type of earthenware, is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic, where the fired body is porous. Its uses include vessels (notably flower pots), water and waste water pipes, bricks, and surface embellishment in building construction, along with sculpture such as the terracotta Army and Greek terracotta figurines. The term is also used to refer to items made out of this material and to its natural, brownish orange color, which varies considerably. Fuller’s earth or mitti attar is very popular perfumed oil. Extracted from the s...

Chrysopogon zizanioides, commonly known as vetiver is a perennial grass of the Poaceae family, native to India. In western and northern India, it is popularly known as khus. Vetiver can grow up to 1.5 meters high and form clumps as wide. The stems are tall and the leaves are long, thin, and rather rigid; the flowers are brownish-purple. Unlike most grasses, which form horizontally spreading, mat-like root systems, vetiver's roots grow downward, 2–4 m in depth. Vetiver is most closely related to Sorghum but shares many morphological characteristics with other frag...