A white substance that has very strong smell is known to the world as Camphor.
The substance has variety of uses and the some of the most common uses are as medicine and for making plastics. Camphor is also used for keeping insects away.
Probably the last described use of camphor makes it used so often by the Hindus in their prayers. One of the famous rituals of the Hindus is to offer prayer to their god while burning a fire in a plate. The fire can be burnt with several substances; sometimes it is ghee which is a clarified form of butter and sometimes with camphor. When camphor is burnt you can feel a spiritual aura surrounding the environment and probably these rituals may be the reasons for attracting a number of people towards Sanatan Dharma, the religion of the Hindus.
The substance has variety of uses and the some of the most common uses are as medicine and for making plastics. Camphor is also used for keeping insects away.
Probably the last described use of camphor makes it used so often by the Hindus in their prayers. One of the famous rituals of the Hindus is to offer prayer to their god while burning a fire in a plate. The fire can be burnt with several substances; sometimes it is ghee which is a clarified form of butter and sometimes with camphor. When camphor is burnt you can feel a spiritual aura surrounding the environment and probably these rituals may be the reasons for attracting a number of people towards Sanatan Dharma, the religion of the Hindus.
