Diwali editRuh gulab attar
Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh
$64
Pampore, Jammu & Kashmir
Mongra saffron
$38 expected price
2 g, hand-filled brass tin
The tiny tin kept behind the rice, opened only for kheer on birthdays.
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- Reserve now, pay later. No card needed. We email you to confirm and pay when your piece reaches the US.
- Made where it’s from. Bought directly from the maker in Pampore.
The story
Only the deep-red stigma tips, picked at dawn in the late-autumn bloom on the karewa plateau outside Srinagar and dried over charcoal the old way.
Details
- Grade: Mongra (stigma tips only)
- Harvest: October–November
- Maker: family growers, Pampore
- Size: 2 g, hand-filled brass tin
Reservations & delivery
Reserving is free and holds a place in the first shipment. When it reaches the US we email you a link to confirm and pay. If you’ve changed your mind, ignore the email and the reservation lapses. Read the FAQ.
Who makes it
Saffron-growing families on the karewa plateau of Pampore, who pick the flowers by hand before sunrise.
Saffron fields, Himalayan wool, Kannauj attar and Lucknow’s white-on-white embroidery.
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