Narration - Indian Sandalwood
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This is the most valuable exotic hardwood on earth. Sweet and spicy oil from its hardwood is prized by the world's leading perfumery. It's alluring. Scent is used by millions of worshippers as a link to the heavens. Buddhists and Hindus in India alone are said to burn some 500 million sticks each day. That's an excess of 150 billion sticks in a year. With international supply dwindling, prices are at record highs and rising. But there's nothing new about this product. In fact, it's appeal is timeless. It's Indian sandalwood, and with its heartwood valued at over $100,000 a ton, you know why they've dubbed it wouldn gold.