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Camphor, an aromatic solid, is widely used in Hindu religious ceremonies, burned to make a holy flame. Charu is the name of a sweet porridge-like foodstuff used as an offering in Yajnas. Ghee, clarified butter made from cow's milk, is a sacred requirement in Vedic yajña and homa (fire sacrifices). Incense is also mentioned in the Vedas.
Burning incense gives off complex patterns of smoke. Libanomancy (also known as livanomancy and knissomancy) is a divination primarily through observing and interpreting burning incense smoke, but which may include the way incense ash falls as well. [1] Like most other methods of divination, during libanomancy a specific question must be asked.
This is done by looking at the movements of the smoke after a fire has been made. A thin, straight plume of smoke is thought to indicate a good omen whereas the opposite is thought of large plumes of smoke. [1] [2] If the smoke touches the ground, this is thought to be a sign that immediate action must be taken to avoid catastrophe. [3]
Use of incense was abandoned in the Church of England by the turn of the 19th century [12] and was later thought to be illegal. [13] [14] Today, the use of incense in an Anglican church is a fairly reliable guide to churchmanship, that is, how 'high' (more Catholic in liturgical style) or how 'low' (more Reformed) the individual church is. [15]
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The fire department responded to a residence in the 2400 block of 45th Street at around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday. ... TWO RIVERS — An unattended incense burning stick caused a house fire in the 2400 ...
Incense smoke wafts from huge burners in Lhasa, Tibet. The first recorded use of incense was by the Indians in the Indus Valley Civilisation in 3600 BC. Egyptians during the Fifth Dynasty, 2345-2494 BC were the first in the non-Asian world to discover the use of incense, which was used by Hindus for centuries by the time of the 5th Dynasty. [1]
Frankincense (foox/fooh) or a prepared incense (uunsi), is placed on top of hot charcoal inside an incense burner, the dabqaad. It then burns for about ten minutes. This keeps the house fragrant for hours. The dabqaad pot is made from a white clay or soapstone found in specific areas of Somalia.