Last updated: October 2026 · Method: built from published site information and recurring traveller reports; figures approximate, verify on site.
📄 Image slot — pushkar rose products detail with attar gulkand rose water soap and perfume counters.
Pushkar’s rose country ends on shop counters as three main products: attar, the distilled perfume oil; gulkand, the rose-petal preserve; and rose water, the everyday staple. The rose farming that feeds them runs through the winter, with the bloom and harvest peaking around February and March, when petals are picked at dawn while their fragrance is strongest. The table below sorts the counter for you.
The products
| Product | What it is | Price tier |
|---|---|---|
| Attar | The rose-oil perfume, steam-distilled from the petals — the distillation product cousin | Premium |
| Gulkand | The rose-petal preserve, sugar-layered and cooling: the sweet layer of the rose trade | Mid |
| Rose water | The culinary and cosmetic staple, sold by the bottle everywhere | Budget |
Buying well
- Attar is where fakes live: real rose oil carries a price that reflects the tonnes of petals behind it, so a bargain attar is a synthetic by definition. Buy it sealed and labelled, and test nothing on trust.
- Gulkand and rose water are friendlier purchases: taste the gulkand, check the rose water smells like petals rather than soap, and the farm-direct approach of buying from producers applies where you can find it.
- The counter-turnover rule closes the guide: buy from the shops where stock moves fast, because rose products age, and freshness is the whole difference between the good jar and the shelf-warmer.