![]() The residue from the distillation is collected in sandalwood oil (a base for all attar perfume)," says Dilliwala. As the monsoons arrives and splash life upon the parched and heated soil due to intense exposure of sunlight, the baked earth spreads its unique aroma one can easily fall for this is the fragrance of Mitti Attar. Mitti Attar smells like baked earth after the first rain. Reviews (0) Mitti Attar is a Natural Attar from Kannauj, Perfume Capital of India. The distillation is carried out for around 45 days. Mitti Attar is a Natural Attar from Kannauj, Perfume Capital of India. Steam is then passed over this by a process called hydro-distillation. A huge quantity of mud is first baked as cakes in a closed copper vessel to vaporise any residual moisture. "Mitti attar is prepared in Kannauj, the perfume capital of the country. Vivek Dilliwala, one of the oldest 'attar' sellers opposite Jumma Masjid says, the price ranges from Rs 120 to Rs 600 per 10 grams depending on purity of the perfume and sandalwood oil added to it. Walk into a shop in the bustling Teen Darwaza area of Old Ahmedabad, and ask for 'Mitti' attar to give you that high even in the hottest of summers! It is also called 'itr-e-khaki'. Finally, someone has put that smell in a bottle. Mitti Attar is a mystical scent, rich and delicate like ancient clays, and is very dear to the Indian people because it is associated with the coming of the. Which is how the- mitti ki sondhi sondhi khushboo- came to be used for the typical smell of the earth at the time of first rains of monsoon. ![]() AHMEDABAD: The first drops of rain on parched earth can give you a high. ![]()
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