Create the calm around you, and within.

Fragrance of Lavancha

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An open Channapatna wooden box holding hand-rolled Udupi Sugandha incense sticks wrapped in paper, with a wooden holder, beside its closed lid embossed with the Udupi Sugandha emblem

01  -  The Idea

Home is where
the day lets go.

Every day, we step out to work, grow, and build our lives.

At the end of a long day, we return home seeking peace.

Because home is more than a space - it’s where we unwind, recharge, and reconnect with ourselves.

And the right environment can shape how calm we feel.

Udupi Sugandha incense sticks are an at-home self-care ritual, made with lavancha to calm the space you come home to.
Lavancha (vetiver) plants lifted from red laterite soil, showing their dense golden roots

02  -  Lavancha

The calm lies
in the roots.

Lavancha, also known as vetiver, carries its fragrance in its roots: earthy, grounding and calming.

  • The aroma base of every Udupi Sugandha stick
  • Long regarded in the age-old traditions of Karnataka’s households

03  -  Heritage

A 1,000-year-oldtradition of theWestern Ghats

Udupi Sugandha sticks are made with herbs and ayurvedic plants that Karnataka’s households have used since ancient times.

Dhoopana

A deep practice in Ayurveda and tradition: herbal fumigation.

A tradition for new beginnings

In many Karnataka homes, the room where a new mother and her baby rest has long been prepared with dhoopana. Lavancha and other herbs are gently smoked through the room, filling the space with an earthy calm: a quiet ritual of care, passed down through generations.

  1. A tied bundle of lavancha roots

    Lavancha roots

  2. Herbal smoke rising from a dhoopa bowl

    Gently smoked

  3. A wooden cradle beside an open window

    The room prepared

  4. A mother holding her newborn close

    Mother and child rest

04  -  The Science of Scent

Aroma is the only sense that goes straight to the brain’s emotional centres.

It reaches the limbic system and amygdala without passing through the usual relay station first. That is why a scent can change your mood so quickly.

Light an Udupi Sugandha stick and the fragrance of lavancha spreads an earthy calm through the room, easing worries, tension and mind pressure, and filling the space with positiveness.

05  -  Ingredients

What goes into
every stick

  • Lavancha

    The aroma base, with its earthy, calming scent.

  • Coconut Leaf Midrib

    The natural core at the centre of every stick.

  • Honey

    A natural binding agent.

  • Udupi Temple Flowers

    Temple offerings, given a new life.

  • Other Herbal Products

    Natural herbal products blended into the hand-rolled mixture.

Women in Udupi Sugandha aprons hand-rolling incense sticks at a long table in the Navunda facility

06  -  The Craft

Rolled by
hand, in Udupi

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

  2. Natural materials and a 100% natural process, from start to finish.

  3. Rolled by hand with care. This creates tiny pores, so each stick burns cleanly and spreads its aroma through the room.

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

07  -  The Keepsake

Made to be kept

Every set comes in a handmade wooden box crafted in Channapatna Lacquerware craft, which carries a GI (Geographical Indication) tag.

A lit Udupi Sugandha incense stick resting at an angle in its wooden holder on maroon cloth, beside a bundle of lavancha roots

Inside the box

Hand-rolled Udupi Sugandha sticks and a wooden holder that keeps each stick at an angle as it burns.

08  -  Purpose & Partners

Flowers that adorned the Gods of Udupi.

Flowers that have adorned the Gods of Udupi are carefully collected, without ever touching the ground, and brought to our Navunda facility, Byndoor, Udupi. There, they are made into Udupi Sugandha incense sticks, so every stick carries a blessing into your home.

In collaboration with

  • We Care Society
  • Office of the DC, Udupi

From the Land of Worship

The fragrance of a million prayers

09  -  For Corporate Gifting

Made for
corporate gifting

Sticks
per box
40
Minutes
burn time
10
Hours
of aroma
2
  • Handmade Channapatna wooden box, with a wooden holder
  • Custom branding available for your company
  • Hand-rolled, 100% natural process

Pricing on request

Reach out for pricing and custom branding.

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The Udupi Sugandha facility at Navunda, Byndoor, with its red and white signboard

Our facility at Navunda, Byndoor, Udupi

Create the calm around you, and within.

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