tilaka
(tilaka)
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Ornament; a mark applied to the forehead with sandalwood paste, kumkuma or any unguent. |
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Ornament; a mark applied to the forehead with sandalwood paste, kumkuma or any unguent. The word tilaka is derived from "tila" or sesame; so the mark on the forehead is shaped like a sesame or is sesamoid — it resembles a mini lotus petal. See "pundra (puṇḍra)." |
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pundra |
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