History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c19.31

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Mānasollāsa of king Someśvara (1130 A.D.) while describing dhūpabhoga for the kings, mentions three varieties of dhūpa or incense: cūrṇadhūpa, powder, piṇḍadhūpa, roll, and varttidhūpa, sticks. The text, then, describes the clay-vessel for containing embers, with many holes on the upper side, for fumigating bedrooms and the whole palace (Shrigondekar 1939, II, pp 144-45).