[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997) › v1.c19.31 # History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c19.31 History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c19.31 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.31) 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). - [Previous: v1.c19.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.30) - [Next: v1.c19.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.32) - [Up: v1.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mānasollāsa (Abhilaṣitārthacintāmaṇi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.manasollasa) — Someśvara III, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.31) · Pramāṇa