I usually don’t miss first rains. I the odor they bring from year old dust.( Only first rain, not the second rain – the second brings smell from drainage 😉 ) .
There are several other aromas I like, I remember only some of them now. This is the list. If you have your favorite 
aroma list leave it in comments.
- Dusty smell after the first rain.
- Coffee powder
- Teachers’ and Smirnoff aroma
- Petrol or diesel.
- Garlic , ginger, citric fruits
- Dipawali (Divali ) crackers ( specially after the festival )
The Bach 
i love the smell of a fresh morning, without fail it takes me back to growing up in the country.
also, I love the smell of a new magazine or book. makes me feel rich!
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Oh yeah… i forgot to add that, smell of Books specially newly bought book.
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bach,
aromatic post! love many smells: coffee powder, oggarane, pakoda, the fresh smell of wood at a carpenter’s workplace… to name a few.
i have a detailed list here:
Smell is a powerful sense
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paint smell!
You love garlic smell ? this guy sticks on the fingers so bad & Prashanth always says, beLLulli bidso kelsa biTTu bere kodu 🙂 I was thinking about RK’s smell post when I read it. Look at that post, its really too good..
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For me its the smell of soil after the first rain – got a chance to smell it last week 🙂
And next one is smell of old books – not the new ones…
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smell of Kenda Sampige is my favourite 🙂
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Without doubt… the smell of the soil after the first rains stands first in my list too and was fortunate enough to enjoy that just 2 days back 🙂
Then comes the smell of the Whiteboard markers(its sorta addictive..), the smell of the Mysore mallige/sanna mallige, smell of the new clothes/books, smell of the fresh air amidst those beautiful drives around western ghats..
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@rk,
Nice read, thank you
@veenaji,
Don’t remember paint smell. But bellulli and ingu… Yes my favorites.
@prashanth,
I think most of the people like this “sondhi khushbu”. First I thought I am weird 😉
@srikanth,
Kenda sampige … hmm, not registered in my memories. Infact none of the flowers
@ramyaji,
The first and second you mentioned are very similier, smell of the dust. I like them. I hate the “sound” chalk piece makes on the board.… “Ksheeeeeeecchh”. May be Ill write a post on what sounds I hate?
And Western Ghats?? Thank you 😉
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ಪೆಟ್ರೊಲ್, ದೀಪಾವಳಿ ಪಟಾಕಿ, ಹೊಸ ಪುಸ್ತಕ – are the best 🙂
-Ram
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Mallige,kottambri soppu,Coffee powder..these are a few of my favourites.
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