In Palanpur of Banaskantha district, there was Nawabi Sashan. At that time Nawab Sahib Talem Muhammad Khan and Palanpur prince were very fond of Attar. Even so, who doesn’t like fragrant perfumes? That is, Nawab Sahib invited the famous perfume merchant and Dawoodi Whora Akbar Ali Abdul Hussain of Udaipur (Rajasthan) to Palanpur.

Because Nawab Sahib was very fond of Attar. So Nawab Sahib brought different and different varieties of seeds from areas like Kashmir, Rajasthan, Mehsore (Baglore), Hyderabad and built seven flower gardens in Palanpur city in which Dil Khushal Bang, Amir Bang, Rani Bang, Tal Bang, Jahanara Bang, Son Bang, Saibang and other gardens were built.

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Also, Kevada and Champappa flowers were grown in the river areas of Dhaniya, Ambetha, Vasan, Dhandhar in the east of Palanpur city. At that time, the local Bhil people used to cut the Kevada and sell it to AA Attarwal for Rs 2.50 per hundred pieces. All these flowers Nabav Sahib told the people of Lavi Daudi Vahora Kom to make perfume from different flowers of his state to be useful to the town Jebad The process of making perfume at Palanpur was first started at Palanpur around 1912.

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Due to its superior quality, this perfume began to be exported abroad and it is said that during the British rule, there were two trains that ran from Palanpur to Delhi and from Delhi to Palanpur. Passengers would wake up in the middle of the night due to the fragrance of the flowers and say that they had arrived at Palanpur. In 1954, the Congress convention at Balaram Mahadev and the exhibition of agricultural industry and handicrafts at Mount Abu were Greater Mumbai and when Morarji Bhai Desai was the minister, the Palanpur perfume stall stood first. During the time of Saheb, a grand exhibition was held at that time the Collector of Palanpur Vs. Shankar and his Kashmiri wife made a special appearance.

While Hatimbhai Attarwala, who is currently involved in the perfume trade in Palanpur, and historian Syed Sharif Chashmawala said that in the history of perfume extraction, Akbar Ali Abdul Hussain, Kayumbhai Akbar Ali, Mehmud Hussain Akbar Ali were three brothers and they settled at Palanpur around 1947 when they were coming from Udaipur to Palanpur during the flower season. The process of making perfume from flowers is not as easy as we think, as the quality of the perfume is high, the process is long and laborious.

Because the process of perfume making is very complicated, generally the type of flowers to be made should be placed in a large copper vessel filled 1/3 full with water and sealed airtight with clay. It is placed in a bowl of cold water. Sweet oil is kept in the bowl as required.

For making any kind of distance, oil of Sukhad should be used in the base. After fueling under the dag, the vapor of the flowers is collected in the side tank through the release tube and it is called perfume. A fine perfume is prepared when the cold steam water is mixed back with fresh flowers and fresh water and processed for eight days. There was no aluminum or glass equipment to sell the perfume in the market, so there was no tampering and it could be stored for a long time. It was stored in small maracas made of camel skin.

Approximately during the years 1950 to 1955 the current prices were according to its quality, current price was Rs.2 to Rs.10 tola, medium Rs.5 to Rs.12 tola and best perfume was from Rs.50 to 60 tola while during 1970s Gulkand was priced at Rs.5 per kg and kevad bottle. Selling at Rs 3.75 paisa was very reliable and lentil for Gulkand Gulab Jal and Kevada Jal along with Attarwala Attar.

Palanpur known as Attar Nagri of Banaskantha district has no flower gardens and these perfumers are no longer in the world today but their fragrant name lives on and their family heritage is still maintaining their tradition. Bagwan Brothers is raising the profile of Palanpur in the world of perfumes.

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