{"product_id":"laxmi-dhoop-incense-sticks","title":"Laxmi Dhoop Incense Sticks","description":"\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLaxmi Dhoop Incense Sticks are named for Laxmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity, and made using the coreless dhoop method - built without a bamboo core running through the stick, so the fragrance is the material itself rather than a scent dipped onto a plain wood blank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe blend names three ingredients specifically: loban resin, bergamot, and lavender. Loban is a resin widely used in devotional incense across South Asian practice, and pairing it here with bergamot and lavender gives the stick a resinous base with a brighter, herbal top note rather than a single flat aroma. That combination of a heavier resin against two lighter, citrus-and-herbal notes is a deliberate contrast rather than an accident of formulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThese sticks are crafted by the Mysore Sugandhi Dhoop Factory using traditional coreless methods, and are used in ceremonies and devotional offerings honoring Laxmi - a real, living devotional practice where burning incense is a gesture of respect. We name that plainly and respectfully, and we are equally plain that it is a cultural and devotional association, not a financial mechanism: lighting a stick does not create, attract, or influence any financial outcome, and is not a substitute for actual financial planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEach stick burns for approximately 90 minutes, noticeably longer than a typical 30-45 minute masala stick, which makes a single stick suitable for a full sitting or an extended devotional offering rather than needing to be relit partway through an evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBecause there is no bamboo core, shape or rest the coreless dhoop in a flat, fire-safe dish rather than an angled stick holder, light the tip, and let it settle into an even smolder. More devotional and masala sticks sit in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/incense-sticks\" title=\"Incense Sticks | Aromatherapy \u0026amp; Ritual Incense Sticks\"\u003eIncense Sticks collection\u003c\/a\u003e, and dhoop-specific browsing continues in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/incense\" title=\"Incense | Aromatherapy Sticks, Cones, Resin \u0026amp; Backflow\"\u003eIncense collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Modern Aromatherapy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44913031872764,"sku":"sku-44282004046068","price":3.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/8900\/1212\/files\/laxmi-dhoop-incense-sticks.jpg?v=1786651076","url":"https:\/\/modernaromatherapy.com\/products\/laxmi-dhoop-incense-sticks","provider":"Modern Aromatherapy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}