Mysuru is one of India's best-known incense stick centres, and Mysore Agarbathi carries a GI tag. A small unit that rolls, perfumes and packs sticks and dhoop cones can sell to puja shops, temples, wholesalers and gift buyers.
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This is a small factory that makes incense sticks (agarbatti) and dhoop cones. It rolls sticks on simple machines or buys plain rolled sticks, dips or sprays them with fragrance, dries them, and packs them under its own label or for larger sellers.
The district is known for its sandalwood oil and soap tradition, and Mysore Agarbathi has a GI tag (a legal mark tying a product to its home region). Incense making is an old trade here, so bamboo sticks, perfume compounds and packing are easy to find. NABARD's credit plan for the district notes strong lending to women's self-help groups, who could do rolling and packing as paid job work.
What it takes: a shed with good airflow, rolling and mixing machines, a drying area, GST registration, and someone with a real nose for blending fragrances. Perfume oils catch fire easily, so store them safely. Only registered makers who follow the GI rules may print the Mysore Agarbathi name on packs. The hard part is standing out in a crowded market. Label honestly: real sandalwood oil is scarce and costly, so most sandal scents are blends.
Buyers are puja stores, temples, hotels, wholesale traders across south India and tourists wanting a Mysuru fragrance. Start with job-work orders for larger sellers before building your own label.
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