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ANANDA INTERNATIONAL · BENGALURU

ANANDA INTERNATIONAL IS A BENGALURU-BASED INCENSE HOUSE, ROOTED IN TRADITION AND DRIVEN BY PURPOSE. WE CREATE PREMIUM INCENSE, DHOOP AND SAMBRANI WITH CRAFT, CONSISTENCY AND SOUL FOR MODERN RITUALS.

ROOTED IN NATURE. REFINED BY EXPERIENCE.

OUR STORY
OUR ROOTS 1960

THE SOURCE

Before we made incense,
we learned its ingredients.

Our journey began by supplying raw materials to the incense industry. From the Himalayan ranges to the Western Ghats, we built relationships with nature's finest sources.

We learned the source
before we learned the product.

HIMALAYAS Pure resins. Rare herbs.
WESTERN GHATS Ancient forests.
Unique botanicals.

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Early incense making workshop
Ananda International historical building
Panchpeeta archival packaging
Gandhada Gudi archival packaging
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1980

THE MAKING

We started
making our own.

We turned decades of knowledge into our own dhoops and agarbattis.

Our belief was simple:

Natural ingredients. Thoughtful formulations. Fragrances people would remember.
Crafting fragrances
for generations.

We began in Karnataka with Panchpeeta and Gandhada Gudi, earning acceptance through quality and value.

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FROM INDIA TO THE WORLD

The journey
travelled further.

Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra West Bengal Assam Uttar Pradesh Tamil Nadu

Then international markets, including South America.

Different markets. Different preferences.

We kept improving the formulation.
Indian temple architecture
Indian market
International cargo shipping
New places.
Same purpose.
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THE INGREDIENTS

Nature.
Craft.
Science.

Natural resins. Herbal powders. Oils. Aromatic materials. Carefully developed perfumes.

Not simply to make incense that smells good in the packet —

but to make it perform when it burns.
Natural incense ingredients
Natural resins
RESINS HERBS OILS WOODS POWDERS PERFUMES
The essence
comes first.
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THEN WE STARTED PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES

Innovation became
part of the process.

72 fragrances in Govinda Hexagon
72 fragrances in Govinda Hexagon Vibrant
1 Hr 20 Min long-burning smudge-style incense
32+ specialised dhoops and incense balls
Incense being prepared by hand
Incense manufacturing machinery
Govinda incense

when conventional machinery couldn't deliver what we wanted — we developed our own.

Some formulations are still
prepared and finished by hand.
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BECAUSE WE ASK DIFFERENT QUESTIONS

Better questions.
Better fragrance.

Not just:

“How can we make it cheaper?”

Where did the ingredients come from?

How will they perform when burned?

How long will the fragrance last?

Can we make it better without taking shortcuts?

These questions have driven our research, testing and development for decades.

Vintage research notebook
Botanical leaf
Better questions.
Brighter fragrances.
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The same roots.
A brighter tomorrow.

From a small beginning in Bengaluru to homes across the world — our journey continues.

Still learning.
Still refining.
Still creating fragrances
that mean something.

Ananda International history
A bigger dream
for India
and the world.
Ananda International incense collections
THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
ANANDA
INTERNATIONAL

Rooted in nature.
Refined by experience.

Legacy SINCE 1960
Ananda International incense collections