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camphor is used in ayurvedic medicine since ancient times. It is also called Borneo or Barus camphor. Camphor is burnt to perform Aarti. Puja Kapoor has a unique place in the Hindu ritual of traditional Pooja or any other festive. It is pure white in color, and when it is burnt it takes on the hue of Agni (fire), and it burns itself out completely, without residue. Lighting camphor before God symbolizes that if we burn our illusion or ego with the fire of true knowledge, we shall merge with God, leaving no residue. One of the biggest uses of camphor is to remove negativeness. The following rituals can be performed using camphor if you feel an evil eye has impacted a person or a home. Used in weddings havan in Hindu marriages. In India burning of camphor denotes that the individual ego melts like the camphor.