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  urdhva-pundra

 

Malaysia

An urdhva-pundra is a sectarian mark (pundra), a kind of tilaka, that consists of a U-shaped mark, here with a red dot inside, and is applied usually on the forehead by followers of Vishnu. It is drawn with a mixture of river clay and sandalwood paste.

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