An Incense Tower Enhances Rituals and Home Decor

An incense tower is a stand that holds and burns sticks or cones of aromatic herbs and resins. It is often beautifully carved, adding to the beauty of your home decor while it releases scented smoke throughout the room. The scent of the burning incense can create a soothing, peaceful atmosphere that enhances meditation and ceremonial rituals. This type of incense burner is also popular for aromatherapy and to bring a natural fragrance to your home or office.

In many cultures, incense is traditionally burned in a censer to add a pleasant aroma to the air and accentuate religious services or rituals. This is done in order to engage all five of a worshipper’s senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. The aroma from the incense is a visual representation of the prayers that are said in the service. During Orthodox Christian ceremonies, incense is usually burned in the thurible, which is gently swung by a priest or acolyte called a thurifer in order to spread the fragrant incense through the air.

Depending on the culture, incense can be raw, powdered, or in the form of a paste. A raw form of incense is usually burnt directly on coal embers for direct burning, while powdered or granulated incense is mixed with a non-combustible binder to make it into a paste, which can be then cut into small pastilles. The majority of Arabian incense is of this form, as is neriko or awaseko in Japan.

This incense holder has been hand-carved by artisans out of soapstone, in a mixture of pale pastel colors. It is a very intricate design, featuring a web of jungle motifs and vines, with holes throughout the carving that emanate incense smoke. The holder is a beautiful addition to any altar or tabletop and can be used as an ornamental piece in a home or office.

A more opulent option is this carved wood incense burner, which is shaped into the outline of a toadstool house. It has a round base that supports the top, with three delicate openings for incense sticks or incense cones to rise through. Each opening is adorned with the outline of a different flower, adding to its decorative appeal. It can be used to burn incense sticks or cones and hides the ashes when not in use.

If you are interested in something more traditional, we offer this handmade wooden incense burner, crafted from solid pine. It can be used to burn incense stick and cones, and is designed to hold four of each at a time. Each opening is adorned with the shape of an elongated flower, allowing the fragrances to rise through them in unique curls and waves. It can also be used as a sand burner, filling the center with fine sand for burning charcoal briquettes. A convenient mess-free basin underneath the holder collects any falling ash. This is a very versatile and elegant incense holder that can be used for meditation, yoga or any other ceremony.