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Mohammed Shakir, 23, a local flower farmer, said he grows about 15-16 kg of roses within two days. Farmers sell them to agents at approximately Rs 35 per kg, who, in turn, supply them to the city. These roses are considered to be the most fragrant, and the oil extracted from them the most expensive.
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Pink roses being plucked from a field on the outskirts of Kannauj | Photo: Manisha Mondal | ThePrintĪt present, pink roses are in full bloom on the outskirts of Kannauj, which are cultivated by several farmers. India grows 31 of 300 naturally fragrant raw materials required to manufacture perfumes, and is also a leading supplier of essential oils like mint, jasmine, sandalwood, tuberose and spices in the global market. On World Fragrance Day, 21 March, here’s a look inside Kannauj, the perfume capital of India. And this makes them more fragrant and easily absorbent. They’re made from essential oils extracted from flowers and other ingredients, which are dissolved in water or oil rather than alcohol. Woodsy, floral, musky and androgynous, attars are markedly different from alcohol-based perfumes. The old-world perfumery still uses the traditional method of distilling perfumes that are based on essential oils and not alcohol. The centuries-old tradition of distilling perfumes or ‘ attar’, also pronounced itr, in Kannauj dates back to the Mughal courts, and this legacy continues. In the perfume capital of India, which is home to about 300 small, medium and large distilleries, a pleasant fragrance constantly lingers in the air and the remnants of roses and other flowers are strewn across the city, including in the drains. Kannauj: It is said that perfume flows through the drains of the ancient city of Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh.