Indian culture attributes prosperity to spices like cinnamon, cardamom, and saffron, integral in both culinary and spiritual ...

Then, as networks developed, trade expanded to include spices from the Indian subcontinent and beyond— adding to already long-traded commodities such as textiles, leather, tools, and arms.

The kitchen and certain Indian spices hold significant spiritual and healing properties in Hindu beliefs. Spices like ...

Five grains of incense inserted into the candle in the form of a cross recall the aromatic spices with which His Sacred Body was prepared for the tomb, and of the five wounds in His hands ...

Dozens of workers toil through the night coating thin lengths of bamboo in herbs, spices and richly coloured powders to create incense sticks that are spread out under the rising sun to dry.

Hexiang beads are traditional ornaments crafted by hand using natural spices and medicinal herbs, following ancient techniques. They emit an elegant and long-lasting fragrance, offering both calming ...