Devdar Incense Sticks - 15 Sticks Tube

Devdar is the English/Hindi transliteration of devadāru, the Sanskrit name for Cedrus deodara - the Himalayan cedar. The same species is sold elsewhere in the Stupa range under the English common name "Himalayan Cedar"; the Devdar designation here uses the regional South Asian language tradition rather than the English botanical-region descriptor.

The recipe distinction within the Stupa range. The Stupa workshop carries two tubes built around Cedrus deodara - this Devdar tube and the Himalayan Cedar tube (product 13 in this document). The species shared, the rolling format shared, the workshop shared; the two are presented as distinct blends with their own secondary materials and proportions. Devdar carries the Sanskrit-derived name, sitting in the South Asian linguistic register; Himalayan Cedar carries the English botanical descriptor.

Character on the burn. Dry resinous opening from the deodar heartwood; warm balsam through the middle minutes; dry-sweet wood-grain finish in the close. Side-by-side with the Himalayan Cedar tube, the Devdar's blend signature reads as slightly more rounded, with the secondary materials filling out the middle register.

1. Take a stick from the tube.
2. Hold the tip to a flame for 5–10 seconds until it catches.
3. Blow out the flame - the stick smoulders.
4. Place in the included holder on a heat-safe surface.
5. The stick burns for approximately 30 minutes.

Burn in a well-ventilated room. Store the tube in a cool, dry place.

• Primary aromatic: Cedrus deodara · the deodar (Sanskrit devadāru, "wood of the gods" in literal etymology)
• Designation: Devdar - the South Asian transliteration of the Sanskrit name
• Format: Bamboo-less · handcrafted · 10cm sticks
• Quantity: 15 sticks per tube
• Burn time: ~30 minutes per stick
• Workshop: Stupa · Kathmandu, Nepal

The Devdar and Himalayan Cedar pair within the Stupa range is the workshop's two interpretations of the same source material - Cedrus deodara heartwood - presented under different naming registers. Devdar carries the Sanskrit-derived South Asian name; Himalayan Cedar carries the English botanical-region descriptor. The two recipes share their primary species and differ in their secondary materials. The Sanskrit-derived devadāru etymology - literally "wood of the gods" - names the tree's prominence in regional cultural geography across the Himalayan landscape.