Table of Contents
- 1 Which place is famous sandalwood?
- 2 Which state in India is the largest producer of sandalwood?
- 3 Where is sandalwood found?
- 4 Is growing sandalwood illegal in India?
- 5 Why sandalwood is banned in India?
- 6 Which city is known as Sandal city?
- 7 Is sandalwood easy to carve?
- 8 Why is sandalwood city called Mysore?
- 9 Which is the largest sandalwood distribution in India?
- 10 Why are sandalwood trees used for Hindu rituals?
Which place is famous sandalwood?
Mysuru is already famous for its sandalwood oils, soaps, incense sticks, artefacts etc. Now, for the patrons of sandalwood products, Karnataka Chief Minister, Yediyurappa will soon inaugurate India’s first Sandalwood Museum in Mysuru.
Which state in India is the largest producer of sandalwood?
Karnataka
Karnataka, which was once called ‘Gandhada Gudi’, or the ‘abode of sandalwood’, is the largest producer of Indian Sandalwood (Santalum ablum) in the country.
Where is sandalwood found?
The wood is used for carving and manufacturing incense. Generally S. album is found in the dry deciduous forests of Deccan Plateau, mostly in the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, The evergreen tree regenerates naturally when conditions are favorable and has been spreading in its distribution.
Which state is famous for the well known sandalwood craft?
Almost the entire state of Karnataka produces the sandalwood craft although special mention should be made of the highly skilled workers, the gudigar families of Shimoga, Uttara Kannad and Mysore districts.
Which city is known as sandalwood City?
Mysore
A thriving cottage industry of sandalwood incense sticks, used throughout the country, gives Mysore its nickname of “Sandalwood City.”
Is growing sandalwood illegal in India?
It is not illegal to grow sandalwood trees in India. In-fact, the forest department distributes the sandalwood saplings as part of social forestry program. When it comes to cutting down the tree in our land, it’s another story. States like Karnataka has legalized commercial plantation of Sandalwood.
Why sandalwood is banned in India?
Government declared growing sandalwood tree illegal due to rise in smuggling and exporting of sandalwood in recent years. However, planting of sandalwood is legal in India but plantation activities are undertaken by governments departments. The department controls the cutting of sandalwood.
Which city is known as Sandal city?
What is the cost of sandalwood per kg?
Cost of sandalwood ranges from Rs. 12000 to Rs. 16000 per kg even in Khadhi shops and govt stores.
Is red sandalwood banned in India?
It is not illegal to grow sandalwood trees in India. Government declared growing sandalwood tree illegal due to rise in smuggling and exporting of sandalwood in recent years. However, planting of sandalwood is legal in India but plantation activities are undertaken by governments departments.
Is sandalwood easy to carve?
For long Sandalwood has been used as one of the most preferred wood for carving. Sandalwood is easy to handle and carve. Moreover the pleasant smell of sandalwood is an added advantage.
Why is sandalwood city called Mysore?
The most spectacular of the many palaces in this southern Indian city is the former Maharajah of Mysore’s home, built in 1911 to replace an all-wood building that had burned. A thriving cottage industry of sandalwood incense sticks, used throughout the country, gives Mysore its nickname of “Sandalwood City.”
Which is the largest sandalwood distribution in India?
CHENNAI: Nearly one-third of the area in the country with sandalwood distribution is in Tamil Nadu with the state covering an area of 3,040sqkm spread across several districts. India has a total area of 9,000sqkm of sandalwood distribution spread across eight states with Karnataka having the maximum area of 5,245sqkm.
How is sandalwood used in the cosmetic industry?
Sandalwood is also a key ingredient in the “floriental” (floral- ambery) fragrance family – when combined with white florals such as jasmine, ylang ylang, gardenia, plumeria, orange blossom, tuberose, etc. Sandalwood oil in India is widely used in the cosmetic industry. The main source of true sandalwood, S. album]
Where does the name sandalwood come from and why?
Etymologically it is ultimately derived from Sanskrit चन्दनं Chandanam ( čandana-m ), the sandalwood tree, meaning “wood for burning incense” and related to candrah, “shining, glowing” and the Latin candere, to shine or glow. It arrived in English via Late Greek, Medieval Latin and Old French in the 14th or 15th century.
Why are sandalwood trees used for Hindu rituals?
According to Hindu mythology, Sandalwood trees are blessed by the Gods with its unique and heavenly smell which is why they are used for performing pujas, rituals, and yajnas as prescribed by the Vedas.