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Sandalwood: Encyclopedia - Sandalwood

Sandalwood is the wood of trees of the genus Santalum, and found in India, Hawaii, and many south Pacific islands. It is most commonly used for incense, aromatherapy, and perfume, rather than building. However, temples have been built with sandalwood in India and retain the aroma after centuries. It is said to have been used for embalming the corpses of native princes in Ceylon since the 9th century. Jewlery boxes, fans, and oranate carvings continue to be made in many parts of Asia using sandalwood.
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Sandalwood: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary on Sandalwood
sandalwood: Chandana.
The Asian evergreen tree Santalum album. Its sweetly fragrant heartwood is ground into the fine, tan-colored paste distributed as prasada in Saivite temples and used for sacred marks on the forehead, tilaka. Sandalwood is also prized for incense, carving and fine cabinetry.
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Sandalwood: Encyclopedia II - Sandalwood - Source
Indian sandalwood (S. album) is currently in serious shortage and very expensive. Although all sandalwood trees in India are government owned and their harvest is strictly controlled, many of the sandalwood trees are still illegally cut and smuggled out by local gangs for export. Sandalwood from Mysore region of southern India are generally considered to have the highest quality. Hawaiian sandalwood (S. ellipticum)( ‘iliahi alo‘e in Hawaiian) is also commonly used and considered high in quality. Some aromatherapists ...

Sandalwood: Yoga for a glowing skin
Yoga gives your skin a healthy glow by balancing your hormones and boosting the flow of oxygen-rich blood to your skin. This keeps your skin resilient and prevents dryness and excessive sagging. Yoga also tones the muscles of your face and neck.

Medically poor diet and poor stimulation of the circulatory and excretory systems and subsequent build up of toxins are the root cause of skin eruptions.

Shitli Kumbhak paranayam has the potential to reduce facial wrinkles. It also improves blood circulation and purifies the blood, reduces toxins and acidity and prevents skin infections.
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Sandalwood: Hindu Symbols - Bells, Lights, Dhupa, Camphor And Sandal Paste
Bells are rung in temples while doing Puja, to shut out the external sounds and to make the mind inward and concentrated. Lights are waved before the Deity. This denotes that the Lord is Jyotis-Svarupa. He is all-light. Dhupa or scented sticks are burnt before the Deity. The smoke spreads the whole room. It acts as a disinfectant. Burning of Dhupa denotes that the Lord is all-pervading and that He fills the whole universe by His living presence.
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Sandalwood: Encyclopedia - Base note
In perfumery, a base note is a class of odorants that evaporates very slowly and are typically not perceived until perfume drydown. Essential oils used as fixatives are often considered to be base notes. sandalwood patchouli frankincense Categories: Perfumery | Olfaction Other related archivesEssential oils, Olfaction, Perfumery, fixatives, frankincense, patchouli, perfumery, sandalwood
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Sandalwood: Encyclopedia - Kalapa

For the capital city of Indonesia, see Jakarta. Kalapa, according to Buddhist legend, is the capital city of the Kingdom of Shambhala, where the Kulika King is said to reign on a lion throne. It is said to be an exceeding beautiful city, with a sandalwood pleasure grove containing the mandala circle of Kalachakra made by King Suchandra. Kalapa - Links. Shambhala Kings of Shambhala Kalachakra ...

Sandalwood: Encyclopedia - Ophir
Ophir (Hebrew אוֹפִיר, Standard Hebrew Ofir, Tiberian Hebrew ʾÔp̄îr) is a port or region mentioned in the Bible that was famous for its wealth. King Solomon is supposed to have received a cargo of gold, silver, sandalwood, precious stones, ivory, apes and peacocks from Ophir, every three years. Ophir is also one of the children of Joktan. Biblical scholars, archeologists and various other people have tried to determine the exact location of Ophir. Most modern scholars assume that it must have bee ...

Sandalwood: Encyclopedia - Antimicrobial
An antimicrobial is a substance that kills or slows the growth of microbes like bacteria (antibacterial activity), fungi (antifungal activity), viruses (antiviral activity), or parasites (antiparasitic activity). Antibiotics are one class of antibacterial and antifungal antimicrobials that can potentially be used as medicinal drugs to treat infections because of their low toxicity for humans or animals. The term originally described only those formulations derived from living organisms but is now applied also to ...

Sandalwood: Encyclopedia - Agarwood
Aquilaria agallocha Aquilaria crassna Aquilaria grandiflora Aquilaria malaccensis Aquilaria ophispermum Aquilaria pentandra Aquilaria sinensis Aquilaria yunnanensis Agarwood or eaglewood is the most expensive wood in the world. It is the occasional product of two to four genera in the family Thymelaeaceae, with Aquilaria agallocha and Aq ...

Sandalwood: Encyclopedia - Veerappan
Koose Muniswamy Veerappan (c. January 18, 1952–October 18, 2004) was a legendary Tamil bandit in India. He resided and carried out his activities in the Biligirirangan and Malai Mahadeswara Hills and Sathyamangalam and Gundiyal forests, covering 6,000 km² in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. He was wanted for killing about 124 people, including senior police and forest officials, poaching about 200 elephants, and smuggling ivory worth US$2,600,000 and sandalwood of about 10,000 tonnes worth US$22,000,000. He had a pri ...

Sandalwood: Encyclopedia - Thimble
A thimble is a protective shield worn on the finger or thumb. Thimbles are most usually made from metal, leather, rubber, wood, glass or china. Early thimbles were sometimes made from bone, horn or ivory. Originally thimbles were used solely for pushing a needle through fabric or leather as it was being sewn. However they have since gained many other uses. In the 1800s they were used to measure spirits (hence the phrase "just a thimbleful"). Women of the night used them in the practice of thimble-knocking where they woul ...

Sandalwood: Encyclopedia - Chyawanprash

Chyawanprash, also spelled chyavanaprasha, chyavanaprash, and chyawanaprash, is an ancient Ayurvedic health tonic, widely used in India. It is a rejuvenative, energizer and immunity booster. Chyawanprash - Origin. It is said that Chyawan Rishi was the first to prepare this tonic. Hence the name Chyawanprash. The first historically documented formula for Chywanprash is found in Charaka Samhita, the ancient Ayurvedic treatise. Chyawanprash - Appearance.

Sandalwood: Encyclopedia - Japa mala
A japa mala or mala is an Indian rosary with 108 beads. It is often used for saying a mantra or other forms of sadhana (spiritual exercise). Mala itself is a Sanskrit term meaning 'garland' or 'necklace'. Japa mala - Use of a Mala. Mantras are often repeated hundreds or even thousands of times. The mala is used so that one can think about the meaning of the mantra as it is chanted rather than thinking about counting the repetitions. Each time the mantra is repeated, the fingers move to ... ..