The fragrance is very strong but not a bad smell. I also love a darshan fragrance but this is easier to find and always a crowd pleaser. It has a strong musky scent but i love it.

The incense came encased with ten octagon shaped tubes, wrapped in a waxy sleeve. It is somewhat sandalwood smelling, but what gets me is the incense scent that i’ve come to appreciate when you’re burning charcoal.

This incense has a really, really unpleasant smell. I like nag champa and many others, but this is bad stuff. It makes lovely mesmerizing smoke but the smell is like overpowering, cheap perfume.

Maybe they will mellow out if left outside (in the rain) for a week, but, oh gak, the smell stays on your hands when you touch these. Smells like mosquito repellent. White mold on most sticks in all packs.