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Incense (Lat., incendere, 'to burn') : Substances which produce a sweet scent when burned, and are thus used in worship.
 
This is a non-profit site dedicated to the beauty of incense burners.
The incense burners are sorted in two main categories : ANTIQUES and PRESENT.
The other descriptors are WORLD PART or COUNTRY, SHAPE and FIGURE, MATERIAL, INCENSE.
 
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1057 incense burners in the kandaki database (698 from private contributors)

 Featured Theme : LadakhDuring a trip to Ladakh (north India), I took some incense burner pictures in various locations (temples, museums, outdors...)
incense burners used in temples are from various origin (antique or made by the village blacksmith).
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 Featured Theme : MongoliaDuring a trip to Mongolia, I took some incense burner pictures in various locations (temples, museums, yurts...)
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