I for ittar or Itra #36daysoftype

I for ittar or Itra #36daysoftype
Aprox 130 km north west from Lucknow when you enter Kannauj , the fragrance of ittars (natural perfume) will make you spellbound.

In India , Kannauj is making Ittar since over 5000 years.Kannauj , also known as perfume city of India is the largest producer of natural perfumes in the world.

80% of population living here is employed in ittar manufacture industry.

The word Ittar is derived from persion word Attar.

The attar manufacture skill passed through generation to generation. When a craftsman explains about their family involvement in this industry, he says "My family has been working in this field since three centuries and my son is the 30th generation". They make from flowers and natural resources. Also musk, camphor, saffron and other aromatic substances are used for production. Flower like white jasmine and plant like vetiver use for summer varieties while soil uses for monsoon variety, known as Mitti attar that gives the scent of wet earth. Heena attar and musk attar are winter varieties. The natural perfume has free of alcohol and chemical, except for some productions. Fragrant attar from rose has more smell while attar that made from sandalwood oil has lasting smell. Normally for production a small bottle of scent, it needs about 15 days
Plz watch this super intresting video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB9_QlCBSb4
PS they have a mitti flavor perfume inspired by smell of geeli mitti.