Sharma has named additional styles as, Vallabh Sampraday Tilak, Sri Tilaka of Rewasa Gaddi, Ramacharandas Tilaka, Srijiwarama ka Tilaka, Sri Janakraja Kishori Sharan Rasik Aliji ka Tilaka, Sri Rupkalajee ka Tilaka, Rupsarasji ka Tilaka, Ramasakheeji ka Tilaka, Kamanendu Mani ka Tilaka, Karunasindhuji ka Tilaka, Swaminarayana Tilaka, Nimbarka ka Tilaka and Madhwa ka Tilaka. The known styles include Vijayshree – white tilaka urdhva pundra with a white line in the middle, founded by Swami Balanand of Jaipur Bendi tilaka – white tilak urdhva pundra with a white round mark in the middle, founded by Swami Ramprasad Acharya of Badasthan Ayodhya and Chaturbhuji tilaka – white tilak urdhva pundra with the upper portion turned 90 degrees in the opposite direction, no shri in the middle, founded by Narayandasji of Bihar, ascetics of Swarg Dwar of Ayodhya follow it. Examples of Tilaks or sect-marking in British India, summarised by 19th-century scholar Russell The style of the urdhva pundra varies in each Vaishnavite sect throughout India and can be made with sandalwood paste or various other materials. The Vaishnava tilaka, also known as urdhva pundra, consists of a two or three vertical lines starting from just below the hairline to almost the end of one's nose tip, and intercepted in the middle by an elongated U. Traditionally, a staunch Vaishnavite would mark twelve parts of the body with tilakas and other symbols, but the most prominent tilaka is displayed on the forehead. Tilakas come in an assortment of styles or shapes and are adorned using various material such as "ash from sacrificial fire or cow dung, sandalwood paste, turmeric, clay, charcoal or red lead." Variations and meaning ĭifferent Hindu denominations use different materials and shapes to make the tilaka. It is also used as an expression of honour or to welcome someone upon arrival. The tilaka may be worn daily for decorative purposes, as a symbol for sectarian affiliation, for rites of passage or for special spiritual and religious occasions, depending on regional customs. In Hinduism, the tilaka ( Sanskrit: तिलक), "colloquially known as a tika", is a mark worn usually on the forehead, at the point of the ajna chakra (third eye or spiritual eye) and sometimes other parts of the body such as the neck, hand, chest, or the arm. A Nepali woman with a tilak on her forehead For the Indian anti-colonial leader, see Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
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