Santalum Album or Indian Sandalwood is a threatened species. It is indigenous to South India, and grows in the Western Ghats and a few other mountain ranges such as the Kalrayan and Shevaroy Hills.

Sandalwood from the Mysore region of Karnataka (formerly Mysore), and marayoor forest in Kerala, southern India, is high in quality.

Sandalwood mainly use to make spiritual products like chanting beads, prayer beads, religious figurine  and  decorative items  sandalwood also use to decorate the icons of the deities.

It is also distributed to devotees, who apply it to their foreheads or the necks and chests.

Buddhism

Sandalwood is considered to be of the padma (lotus) group and attributed to Amitabha Buddha. Sandalwood scent is believed to transform one's desires and maintain a person's alertness while in meditation. It is also one of the more popular scents used when offering incense to one's self.

Islam

In Sufi tradition, sandalwood paste is applied on the Sufi’s grave by the disciples as a mark of devotion. It is practiced particularly among the Indian Subcontinent disciples. In some places, sandalwood powder is burnt in Dargah for fragrance.

In some parts of India during the Milad UN Nabi in the early 19th century, the residents applied sandalwood paste on the decorated Buraq and the symbols of footprints of the Prophet Mohammed. 

In some places of India during an epidemic, South Indian devotees of Abdul-Qadir Gilani (also known as pir anay pir) commonly prepared an imprint of a hand with sandalwood paste.

In the Tamil culture irrespective of religious identity, sandalwood paste or powder is applied to the graves of sufis as a mark of devotion and respect.

Chinese and Japanese Religions

Sandalwood, alongwith agarwood, is the most commonly used incense material by the Chinese and Japanese in worship and various ceremonies.

Other uses

Our company uses strictly the genus Santalum Album (the true sandalwood) for making beads and carvings. Many suppliers use synthetic fragrance chemical produced as an alternative to the natural product and sell the same as true sandalwood.

We use almost 50 years old sandalwood to get high fragrance and fine grains in our quality beads. We do high end workmanship & make beads in proper shape and full roundness. We also offer semi-finished beads to china and hong-kong markets.

We carefully pack the beads in plastic bags and make sealing on that. We offer bulk packaging in corrugated box and do shipping anywhere in the world. Our shipping partner is DHL and DHL is highly proficient in clearing and handling of sandalwood beads shipments.

Riddhi Siddhi Arts & Crafts is incepted in the year 2009. Since our Incorporation we are manufacturing, supplying, exporting, trading and wholesaling a wide range of Sandalwood Handicrafts across the globe. Our ranges of products are sandalwood beads and carvings using superior quality Mysore Sandalwood that procured from the Reliable and Government authorized vendors. We have a team of excellent artisans and Craftsman’s to produce high end quality of sandalwood beads and carvings according to the specifications of our esteemed clients. We export genuine Indian origin white sandalwood products to various countries. Our Quality testers check the quality of the products on various parameters to ensure its quality of making and Naturality.

We are located in Jaipur. The Pink city of India, capital of Rajasthan. Jaipur is 265 Kms distance from New Delhi. Jaipur is well connected by road, rail and air transport.

 Sandalwood Raw Material

 Sandalwood  Beads Semi-Finished