Usually this condenser is filled with sandalwood oil, which forms the base for the attar. Nowadays, attars are also used as bases for many famous perfumes made in other countries. Here sandalwood oil is not used during distillation. Attars are classified not only by their content but also according to the time of the year in which they are to be used. In winter are recommended the warm fragrances like ' hina ' made from musk and saffron.
Spring is for happy, flowery fragrances like rose, jasmine, bela, molsari , etc.
For summers, an all time favorite is khas . And hold your breath, for monsoons the specialty is ' mitti ' or literally soil, which reminds one of cool showers falling on the earth. In India, attars have a unique place all of their own. Of course, they were always the all time favorites with the queens of various royal households. Also, in all houses, their burning formed an important part of the prayers.