Ashtagandha Chandan powder is a holy fragrance which Associates With Holiness. It Is Also Used By Devotees Who Apply It To The Forehead Or The Neck And Chest. Ashtagandha is a holy fragrance which used to emanate from Lord Krishna. This is the fragrance one encounters on a visit to the temple, a fragrance one associates with holiness, purity and positivity.Ashtagandha Used is a used in Shodashopchar Pooja of deities Ashtagandha is SANSKRIT word. Ashta =Eight, Gandh=fragrance. As its name says Ashtagandha is mixture of eight difference items: Golochan, Kapoor (braas), Haldi, Kesar, Itra, Kumkum, Kapoor kachil, Vedic talismans(yantra’s)