New York, July 9 -- Kannauj famous for distilling scents is known as India's perfume capital and is renowned for its traditional Kannauj Perfume. Kannauj itself has more than 200 perfume distilleries and is a market center for tobacco, attar (perfume), and rose water. It has given its name to a distinct dialect of the Hindi and Urdu language known as Kanauji, which has two different codes or registers.
The town which owes its origins to the Mahabharat era has generations of families engaged in the vocation of making 'attar' or natural fragrant oils and extracts used widely for making perfumes, essential oils and even medicine. Even the distillate is not wasted but used to make agarbattis (incense sticks).
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