Dhoop is incense without a bamboo stick: a paste of herbs, resins and woods, rolled by hand and dried in the sun.
- Grinding: juniper, guggul and herbs are stone-ground into a fine powder.
- Mixing: the powder is kneaded with resin and water into a dough.
- Rolling: each piece is rolled by hand to the same thickness.
- Drying: three to five days in the Kathmandu sun, turned twice a day.
- Burn test: a sample from every batch is burned before packing.
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