Cavadi Mark Camphor is refined camphor pressed into small tablets, packed 105 to a carton for religious and aromatic use. The carton, with its peacock-feather arch emblem, carries the brand line Since 1967, the year the Sri Lankan maker began.
Camphor is a white, translucent crystalline substance with a fragrant, penetrating smell. It evaporates slowly at room temperature, which is why the carton is printed with the plain warning that evaporation is unavoidable.
In Hindu worship camphor is one of the fuels for aarti, the ritual in which a flame is waved before a deity, often as the last step of a puja. A piece of camphor is set on a stand or plate and lit, and the flame is offered in a clockwise motion.
The carton is printed in English, Sinhala and Tamil and carries a batch number, manufacture date and expiry date. The listing offers the 105-tablet pack in more than one carton style, including budget, economy and small cartons. Camphor is toxic if swallowed, so these tablets are for burning and fragrance only.
