Common Forehead Marks Using Kumkum
Saivites- Followers of Siva usually apply three white horizontal lines with a dot of kumkum at the center.
Vaisnavs- Followers of Visnu make use of “white clay to apply two vertical lines joined at the base and intersected by a bright red streak.” Many times the white clay is applied in a U-shape.
Swaminarayan- Followers of the Swaminarayan movement apply kumkum at the center of the forehead and in between a U-shaped tilaka. The tilaka is normally yellow and made from sandalwood.
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