14 Facts About Sandalwood

Sandalwood is a class of woods from trees in the genus Santalum.

Sandalwood is often cited as one of the most expensive woods in the world.

Sandalwood is indigenous to the tropical belt of the peninsular India, Malay Archipelago and northern Australia.

Sandalwood is expensive compared to other types of woods, so to maximize profit, sandalwood is harvested by removing the entire tree instead of sawing it down at the trunk close to ground level.

Sandalwood is often cited as one of the most expensive woods in the world, along with African blackwood, pink ivory, agarwood and ebony.

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Sandalwood oil has a distinctive soft, warm, smooth, creamy, and milky precious-wood scent.

Sandalwood is a key ingredient in the "floriental" fragrance family – when combined with white florals such as jasmine, ylang ylang, gardenia, plumeria, orange blossom, tuberose, etc.

Sandalwood is very sacred in the Hindu Ayurveda and is known in Sanskrit as chandana.

Sandalwood paste is used for most pujas both in temples and home altars performed in private households.

Sandalwood use is an integral part of daily practices of Jainism.

Sandalwood powder is showered as blessings by Jain monks and nuns to their disciples and followers.

Sandalwood garlands are used to dress the body during Jain cremation ceremonies.

Sandalwood scent is believed by some to transform one's desires and maintain a person's alertness while in meditation.

Sandalwood is not offered to the divo, a smaller lamp that is kept in the homes of Zoroastrians.