Our Story

Pure Sandalwood, Kept Sacred Since 1985

Jai Gurudev Upkaran Bhandar is a family sandalwood house from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. We opened our doors in 1985 as a small trading shop. Forty years later, temples and families across India know us for one simple thing: our sandalwood is real.

Our family has always believed that chandan is not just a product to sell. It is a sacred material used in worship, in meditation, and in the last farewell to a loved one. Because of this, we treat purity as a duty, not a marketing line.

Who We Serve

Today we supply pure sandalwood to more than 500 temples, along with Ayurvedic makers, skincare brands, wholesale traders, and thousands of homes across every state of India. A small pooja order from a devotee gets the same grade of wood that India's most respected temples use every day.

How We Keep It Pure

Lab testing on every batch. Independent labs check our sandalwood with GC-MS testing, which measures the natural santalol content of the wood.
Nothing added, ever. No blending, no dyes, no perfume oils, no fillers. If it is not pure heartwood, we do not sell it.
Clear paperwork. Every order ships with a GST invoice and full shipping documents. No hidden costs.

Our Promise

Much of the sandalwood sold in India today is mixed, dyed, or fake. Our promise is simple: every temple, every devotee, and every customer who buys from us gets genuinely pure sandalwood. That is the whole reason we exist.

What We Sell

Our range covers what a temple, an Ayurvedic maker or a devotee actually needs. Pure chandan sticks for grinding fresh tilak paste on a stone. Finely milled sandalwood powder for pooja, face packs and ubtan. Undiluted chandan oil for aarti, meditation and skincare. And hand-strung 108-bead japa malas for daily practice. Each is offered in both white chandan and red lal chandan.