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Infuse Your Home With Fragrance: A Sweet, Aromatic Touch For A Joyous Makar Sankranti Celebration

Fragrances can turn your home into a cosy, festive space for your Makar Sankranti celebrations, adding warmth and joy to the celebration of the sun’s transition into Capricorn.

Fragrances can turn your home into a cosy, festive space for your Makar Sankranti celebrations, adding warmth and joy to the celebration of the sun’s transition into Capricorn.

Infuse Your Home With Fragrance

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1. Select Scents That Are Appropriate For The Celebration: Warm, plenty and fresh starts is what the essence of Makar Sankranti is. Keeping this in mind, it is essential to focus on fragrances that are warm, self reassuring and filled with joy. Scents such as sandalwood, jasmine, rose and lavender are some scents that are bound to put a smile on your face as they have been utilised in Indian culture for their calming properties for decades. (Image Source: Canva)
1. Select Scents That Are Appropriate For The Celebration: Warm, plenty and fresh starts is what the essence of Makar Sankranti is. Keeping this in mind, it is essential to focus on fragrances that are warm, self reassuring and filled with joy. Scents such as sandalwood, jasmine, rose and lavender are some scents that are bound to put a smile on your face as they have been utilised in Indian culture for their calming properties for decades. (Image Source: Canva)
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2. Scented Candles Or Diyas: Scented candles or traditional diyas are other alternatives in creating aromatic scents around the house. Candles may be placed in corners such as the entrance, living, and dining rooms to give a pleasant and inviting ambience. Furthermore, diyas made of rose or sandalwood oil can also be lit during the evening hours to give off a soothing scent that is a blast for the nostrils. (Image Source: Canva)
2. Scented Candles Or Diyas: Scented candles or traditional diyas are other alternatives in creating aromatic scents around the house. Candles may be placed in corners such as the entrance, living, and dining rooms to give a pleasant and inviting ambience. Furthermore, diyas made of rose or sandalwood oil can also be lit during the evening hours to give off a soothing scent that is a blast for the nostrils. (Image Source: Canva)
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3. Incense Sticks and Cones: Incense sticks are best advocated during festivals when the presence of a typical smell is required in the house. Scents like frankincense, sandal, and jasmine can also be added to sticks and simply burnt. Stick cones also can be utilised and put on strategically in beautifully shaped holders near a puja room, or even in the kitchen or near the door. Incense lighting can similarly be considered as one of the intended rituals to signify the entire family while blending a tranquil effect in the world. (Image Source: Canva)
3. Incense Sticks and Cones: Incense sticks are best advocated during festivals when the presence of a typical smell is required in the house. Scents like frankincense, sandal, and jasmine can also be added to sticks and simply burnt. Stick cones also can be utilised and put on strategically in beautifully shaped holders near a puja room, or even in the kitchen or near the door. Incense lighting can similarly be considered as one of the intended rituals to signify the entire family while blending a tranquil effect in the world. (Image Source: Canva)
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4. Floral Garlands: During Makar Sankranti, it is customary to have floral decorations, and this part gains attention. A variety of marigold is turned into a different use because of the colour factor and also because it stands for good omen but there is a pleasing aroma that is associated with them as well. Make garlands and decorate the windows, doors or even the walls to add more charm and scent to the house. This aroma can also be achieved by using jasmine or mogra garlands. (Image Source: Canva)
4. Floral Garlands: During Makar Sankranti, it is customary to have floral decorations, and this part gains attention. A variety of marigold is turned into a different use because of the colour factor and also because it stands for good omen but there is a pleasing aroma that is associated with them as well. Make garlands and decorate the windows, doors or even the walls to add more charm and scent to the house. This aroma can also be achieved by using jasmine or mogra garlands. (Image Source: Canva)
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5. Bowls Of Potpourri: Potpourri is a mixture of dried flower petals, spices, and various essential oils through which good aromas will permeate the in the house. You can prepare potpourri yourself using dried rose petals, cloves, cinnamon sticks, and cardamom. It’s best to set bowls of the mixture around the house where people will congregate such as the sitting room and dining area. This aroma also adds class and a sense of celebration to the home. (Image Source: Canva)
5. Bowls Of Potpourri: Potpourri is a mixture of dried flower petals, spices, and various essential oils through which good aromas will permeate the in the house. You can prepare potpourri yourself using dried rose petals, cloves, cinnamon sticks, and cardamom. It’s best to set bowls of the mixture around the house where people will congregate such as the sitting room and dining area. This aroma also adds class and a sense of celebration to the home. (Image Source: Canva)
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6. Aromatherapy Diffusers: The beauty of oils such as lemongrass and cedarwood is that they can be placed in an aromatherapy diffuser which is a modern invention that replaces the need for a perfume decor. This decor can be placed together with other essential decor items in your home as it would greatly improve the ambiance, and it can be placed in different rooms. With an oil diffuser, the home becomes pleasant enough to buffer negativity. (Image Source: Canva)
6. Aromatherapy Diffusers: The beauty of oils such as lemongrass and cedarwood is that they can be placed in an aromatherapy diffuser which is a modern invention that replaces the need for a perfume decor. This decor can be placed together with other essential decor items in your home as it would greatly improve the ambiance, and it can be placed in different rooms. With an oil diffuser, the home becomes pleasant enough to buffer negativity. (Image Source: Canva)
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7. Fragrant Rangoli: For festivals, Rangoli refers to Indian art that embodies beauty and serves as a decoration. In rangoli, you can use rose or jasmine flower petals which make them fragrant to elevate the appeal. The catering display will be colourful and fragrant since the petals will be pleasing to the eyes and nose, making them ideal for festive occasions. (Image Source: Canva)
7. Fragrant Rangoli: For festivals, Rangoli refers to Indian art that embodies beauty and serves as a decoration. In rangoli, you can use rose or jasmine flower petals which make them fragrant to elevate the appeal. The catering display will be colourful and fragrant since the petals will be pleasing to the eyes and nose, making them ideal for festive occasions. (Image Source: Canva)
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Inputs By: Ridhima Kansal, Director, Rosemoore (Image Source: Canva)
Inputs By: Ridhima Kansal, Director, Rosemoore (Image Source: Canva)

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