Love the smell of the Earth with the first downpours of the season? Take the attar trail in the town of Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, famous for the distilling of scents. It is a hotspot for rose water, tobacco and 200 other perfume distilleries. Known as the ‘Perfume capital of India’, with a history spanning centuries, Kannauj is famous for its mitti attar or Earth’s perfume, which is made by extracting parched clay and other distillery techniques.