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What perfume to buy in Kannauj

Kannauj is an old perfume town on the Ganges where family firms distil attars, ruh and Indian essential oils in copper stills. Travellers find long-standing shops in Bara Bazaar and workshops offering distillery visits and perfume making.

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Guide last checked 5 Oct 2026. Every fact links to its source.

Camel-skin flasks that Kannauj perfumers use to age attar
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Houses worth bringing home

Boond FragrancesKannauj

Boond Fragrances

Checked 10 Oct 2026
Kannauj

Boond Fragrances is an Indian attar house that handcrafts natural perfume oils and incense in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, using the traditional Deg-Bhapka distillation method. It is known for scents such as Maati (petrichor), Motiya (jasmine), Audh (agarwood) and Shamama, and its Kannauj perfume carries a Geographical Indicator tag.

Where to buy
  • Its attar workshop, Khasra 208, Behrin, Tirwa Road, Kannauj: visits by appointment
  • Online at boondfragrances.com
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M.L. Ramnarain Perfumers

Checked 5 Oct 2026
Kannauj · since 1970

A family firm in Kannauj, India's old perfume town on the Ganges, that distils attars, ruh and Indian essential oils. The family says it has been in the trade for five generations, and the current firm dates from 1970. National Geographic visited its distillery, where Pranjal Kapoor, the fifth-generation partner, still makes attars in copper stills.

Where to buy
  • Online at attarsindia.com
  • Head office, Hari Aromas, Mohalla Budhwari, Kannauj 209725
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Where to buy them

Flagship boutiques and perfume shops in Kannauj.

Perfume shop · Bara Bazaar

Bara Bazaar attar shops

Kannauj's main market, where long-standing family shops sell attar and ruh from cut-glass bottles. Good for smelling many local attars, such as mitti and rose, side by side.

Where
Bara Bazaar, Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh
Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.

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Boutique

Puja Perfumery

Puja Perfumery is an attar and essential oil maker and seller based in Kannauj. It produces its attars in-house using traditional distillation methods, and the products are alcohol-free.

Where
Baba Gauri Shanker Road, Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 209725
Hours
Sunday to Saturday, 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.

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Or make your own

A perfume workshop in Kannauj

Blend your own scent with an expert and take the bottle home. Check the booking page for the current price. How prices compare in other cities.

An engraving from about 1700: spring as a woman under a tree, surrounded by children carrying flowers
Spring. Engraving, about 1700
MG Road

Perfume Tourism at 24 MG Road

Eighth-generation perfumer and chef Pranav Kapoor hosts visitors at his family's 120-year-old haveli, with distillery visits, flower picking in season, a perfume bar where you make your own scent, and meals themed on flowers. It is the most complete way to see Kannauj's deg-bhapka distilling up close.

Take home
a perfume you blend yourself at the perfume bar
Where
24 MG Road, Kannauj 209725, Uttar Pradesh
PriceSee booking page
Book this workshop: Perfume Tourism at 24 MG Road
Checked 5 Oct 2026
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