Kesar
₹190.00
Description
- Kesar have been derived from the Northern Indian region, Kashmir, where old saffron was produced.
- Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world.
- Saffron’s aroma is unique and there is no substitute for it.
- It is offered to deity idols and afterwards distributed and smeared on the foreheads of devotees.
Quantity
- 0.025 gms
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