Our story
Named for the mountains
TELLU HIMA is incense shaped by the Himalaya: by thin air and slow mornings, and by a thread of smoke rising toward the snow.
At the roof of the world
High on the Tibetan plateau the air is thin and the light is very clear. Prayer flags lift on every pass, and travellers add a stone to the cairns carved with mantras.
It is a landscape that asks you to slow down. Our scents begin here.
Here, a day often begins with smoke.
An offering to the morning
Across the plateau, juniper and fragrant herbs have long been burned at first light: on rooftops, at doorways and on high passes, sending a slow column of smoke into the open sky.
TELLU HIMA carries a little of that stillness home. One curl of smoke in an ordinary room, at the start or the end of a day.
From mountain herbs to a single stick
Incense has been part of Himalayan life for centuries. These images follow the traditional craft our scents draw on.
01
Gathering
Woods, resins and herbs, like those named in each scent story.
02
Grinding
The traditional way to grind incense materials is in a stone mortar.
03
Shaping
The paste is pressed and shaped into slender sticks.
04
Burning
Lit, a single stick fills a quiet room.
One stick, one quiet room
Untie the hemp twine, lift the cork and draw out a single stick. Light it, set it down, and give the room a moment.
The smoke climbs, thins and is gone: a small journey to altitude.
Six stories of altitude
Each scent is told as a short story, and each box holds six tubes of it, closed with cork and hemp twine.
Alpine Serenity
Escape to the Peak of Pure Tranquility
Tibetan Plateau
The Untamed Spirit of the High Himalayas
Sacred Ritual
An Ancient Offering of Warmth and Devotion
Snow Lotus
The Rare Bloom That Defies the Ice
Golden Sunrise
The First Light of Dawn, Captured in Fragrance
Timeless Grace
An Ode to Eternal Elegance and Dark Allure
