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	Tilaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Hinduism, the tilaka, also spelled tilak, is a mark worn on the forehead and other parts of the body, as the sign of God.
		The tilaka is may be made with sandal paste, ashes or another cool substance.
		The tilaka is most prominently applied to the ajna chakra, which is part of the forehead between the eyebrows.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tilaka (293 words)

	Tilaka Dictionary
		Tilaka Dictionary is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		Wearing the tilaka is an expression of religious affiliation and pride in one's beliefs, not unlike the Christian's cross or the Jew's yarmulke.
		Elaborate tilakas are worn by Hindus today mainly at religious events and when on pilgrimage, though many Hindus wear the simple dot (bindu) on the forehead, indicating that they are Hindu, even when moving in the general public.
	www.experiencefestival.com /tilaka_dictionary (818 words)

	The Complete Matrimonial Web Site for South Asians - Shubhlagan Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In a woman's case a Tilaka is a sign of her being in wedlock Among men, the Tilaka has been traditionally interpreted as a good luck charm.
		Even today application of one's own blood as a Tilaka is considered to be a display of solemn commitment to the oath or pledge being undertaken.
		Tilaka could be a refined adaptation of this tribal practice.
	www.shubhlagan.in /features/bindi.asp (583 words)

	Brahmana-skshukla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tilaka is the symbol of the cause of the god's creation.
		Tilaka is worn on the forehead and arms because they are the home of our intellectual and physical strengths.
		Tilaka has an important role in all the religious activities in the Hindu culture.
	www.bsna.org /bzine-m/aug-y2k/articles/brahman-skshukla.htm (909 words)

	Tilaka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tilaka or Pundraka is a ritual mark on the forehead, of sandalwood paste, coloured earth or vermilion.
		The spot between the brows where the tilaka is applied is considered the seat of latent wisdom and mental concentration, which is very important for worship.
		The tilaka, initially of either sandalwood paste or some other cool substance, was applied on this spot to keep it cool so that man could be of stable mind and thought.
	www.gurjari.net /ico/Mystica/html/tilaka.htm (283 words)

	Sun.Star General Santos - Traders report receiving extort letters
		The extortion letters were reportedly signed by Commander Sammy Tilaka, who claimed to be the group's chief.
		Tilaka reportedly instructed businessmen to deposit the money in an automated teller machine (ATM) account at the Equitable-PCI Bank.
		Tilaka's group allegedly asked protection money ranging from P15,000 to P1 million from prominent traders.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/gen/2003/03/17/news/traders.report.receiving.extort.letters.html (366 words)

	Welcome to Sanathanadharma.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tilaka is the mark of red powder or sandalwood paste that is applied on the forehead.
		While leaving he takes a little powder from Lord and applies it to his forehead with an idea to remember that all his actions in the external world are dedicated to the achievement of this supreme goal of Realisation.
		Applying the tilaka on the forehead symbolises the retention of the memory of the Lord in all his activities.
	www.sanathanadharma.com /articles/tilak.htm (465 words)

	Sri Vasudeva Upanisad
		That is why Vaisnava tilaka is called ‘urdhva-pundra.’ 10 A paramahamsa should say the sacred syllable Om and place Vaisnava tilaka on his forehead.
		19 By anointing one’s body with gopi-candana tilaka and by meditating on the Supreme Lord, Hari, splendid like a transcendental sun in the brahma-randhra, heart, and between the eyebrows, one attains the Lord in His supreme abode.
		24 One should apply Vaisnava tilaka using the sacred atriratri- agnihotra ashes of the sacred syllable Om, the Visnu-gayatri, or the mantras beginning with the words ‘Visnus trini pada.’ 25 In this way one should apply Vaisnava tilaka with gopi- candana.
	www.philosophy.ru /library/asiatica/indica/upanisada/vasudeva/vasudeva.html (968 words)

	Bindi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Tilaka is normally a vermilion mark applied on the forehead.
		The Tilaka is of more than one color although normally it is vermilion.
		Hence, Tilaka normally connotes, a red mark with a pleasant odour.
	www.hinduwomen.org /customs/bindi.htm (276 words)

	Nurse Tries to Kill Self in OT
		Nurse Tilaka obtained a box of matches from a fellow nurse and proceeded to the operating theater, where she locked herself in.
		A nurse at the hospital, who asked that she not be identified, told Arab News: “Nurse Tilaka had access to all kinds of lethal medications.
		However, according to Dr. Moftah, the relationship between Tilaka and the male co-worker was common knowledge among nursing staff at the hospital.
	www.arabnews.com /?page=1§ion=0&article=34374&d=30&m=10&y=2003&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom (720 words)

	The Hare Krsnas - Vaisnavism, Branches of the Philosophical Tree - Urdhva-pundra - Vaisnava Tilak
		Gaudiya Vaisnava tilaka appears as two straight and perpendicular vertical lines on the forehead that meet between the eyes.
		Curved tilaka is not to be worn Gaudiya Vaisnavas.
		Gaudiya Vaisnava tilaka is also known as udra pundra, or Visnu temple, which distinguishes the personalist Vaisnavas from the mayavadis, who use the three parallel lines, tripundra.
	www.harekrsna.com /philosophy/gss/sadhu/urdhva.htm (264 words)

	iskcon.com - Education - appearance of a Vaisnava
		Tilaka: Tilaka is sometimes called the ornamentation of the spirit soul.
		When devotees place the marks known as tilaka on their foreheads, they are displaying their intention to become Krishna's servants; the upward lines of the tilaka markings represent the footprint of the Lord, and the nose marking represents Tulasi, the sacred leaf always placed on the Lord's feet in the temple.
		Tilaka is said to be the universal decorative mark of a devotee, a string of tulasi beads around the neck his desire for service and protection, and his sincerity and humility his natural qualities.
	www.iskcon.com /basics/appearance.html (695 words)

	How to put on Tilak
		Tilaka refers to the markings which Vaisnava devotees apply to their bodies, to remind themselves and others that we are all eternal servants of Lord Krsna.
		Tilaka is applied to twelve parts of the body, and the twelve names of the Lord are recited with each application.
		Therefore the body that is decorated with tilaka should be considered a temple of Lord Vishnu.
	www.harekrishnatemple.com /bhakta/chapter6.html (268 words)

	Kavarimaan: Tilaka - The Deeper Significance
		The traditional tilakas include the dot using kumkum or sandal, the naamam (3 vertical lines or a single vertical line) as worn by Vaishnavaites, or 3 stripes of ashes as worn by Shaivaites.
		The holy dot or bindi (also known as kumkum, pottu, mangalya, sindhoor and by other names) is an auspicious tilak worn by young Hindu girls and women on their forehead.
		I guess tilaka is universal for both men and women.
	vizhi.blogspot.com /2005/02/tilaka-deeper-significance.html (920 words)

	Connections among Spiritual Traditions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The conclusion of my own study is that the 'up right' form of tilaka in the Mediterranean and Indian Complexes is associated with the Heleno-Semitic-Egyptian worship of YAHU or WASU and the Eastern Vaishnava worship of VASUDEVA or VISHNU.
		Thus domesticated animals were bred with a preference for the 'blaze' or V mark on their foreheads, which was considered auspicious, to say the least.
		The circle or dot form of tilaka was associated with ELI, HERI, HELIOS or SOLEUS etc. and often confused with a 'third eye' because of its prominent location in the middle of the brow or forehead.
	www.veda.harekrsna.cz /encyclopedia/connections.htm (6087 words)

	The Lively Hinterland : The Face
		One scholar says the forehead became the host for tilaka because Hindus touched their brows to the ground before holy relics and lifted them to heaven in prayer.
		The tilaka best known in the West is the scarlet dot women place above the bridge of the nose.
		Like the tilaka, the notion of the third eye reached zenith in India.
	www.enotalone.com /article/3991.html (1426 words)

	Body Decoration Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		‘Visesaka’ is a word for ‘Tilaka’ upon the forehead, since the placement of ‘Titika upon the forehead is the most important aspect of this Kala; it has been named as Visesakachhedya as fancy name.
		Gorocana, Kasturi, Kumkum, sandal paste etc. used to be the materials for painting the face and the body with ‘Tilaakas.
		Since the forms of these ‘Alaka’ ‘Tilaka etc.would be come creeper-like,leaf-like ornflower-lioke or of many other varieties, these were known as Patrachhedya.
	www.indiangyan.com /books/otherbooks/finearts/body_decoration_arts.shtml (2292 words)

	tilaka Brahmin Samaj (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Term : "tilaka: "Sesamum-like mark," from tila, "sesame seed." Distinctive marks made on the forehead or the brow with clay, ashes or sandalwood paste as an indication of sectarian affiliation.
		The Saivite tilaka, called tripundra, consists of three horizontal lines of white holy ash with a dot, usually red, below the middle of the forehead.
		Description : "tilaka: "Sesamum-like mark," from tila, "sesame seed." Distinctive marks made on the forehead or the brow with clay, ashes or sandalwood paste as an indication of sectarian affiliation.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /prakash.joshi/tilaka.html (136 words)

	Gaudiya Discussions -> Message To Disciples
		It elucidates "their responsibilities and obligations toward [their guru] and...the codes of conduct for a disciple." The book begins with a brief outline of guru-tattva followed by a short biography of Haridas Sastriji Maharaja.
		If it is a problem to wear tilaka in public, one can remove the forehead tilaka before going outside in the West.
		Tilaka is the mark that indicates that one is a servant.
	www.gaudiyadiscussions.com /index.php?showtopic=2169&mode=threaded&pid=23455 (705 words)

	Lohana Online
		It denotes the woman's married status in most of the North Indian communities but in South India it is a prerogative of all girls to wear a bindi.
		The bridegroom's make-up is incomplete without the Tilaka The decked North Indian bride steps over the threshold of her married home, resplendent with the red bindi on her forehead.
		In a woman's case a Tilaka is a sign of her being in wedlock.
	www.lohanaonline.com /matrimonials/main_bindi.asp (1009 words)

	Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 20 Verse 202
		dvādaśa-tilaka — for twelve marks of tilaka; mantra — the mantra; ei — these; dvādaśa nāma — twelve names; ācamane — in washing with water; ei nāme — with these names; sparśi — we touch; tat-tat-sthāna — the respective places.
		"When putting the twelve tilaka marks on the twelve places of the body, one has to chant the mantra consisting of these twelve Viṣṇu names.
		After daily worship, when one anoints the different parts of the body with water, these names should be chanted as one touches each part of the body.
	www.vedabase.net /cc/madhya/20/202 (273 words)

	Sadhus: The Great Renouncers on Asianart.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Forehead designs, called tilakas, show a sadhu's religious and sectarian affiliations and range from a simple daub of color to complex designs involving the entire face.
		The vertical design of this sadhu's tilaka shows him to be a Vaishnava, or follower of Vishnu, the Preserver of the Universe.
		The application of a tilaka is usually done at the start of each day after bathing as a way to sanctify the body and prepare it to receive the divine.
	www.asianart.com /exhibitions/sadhus/24.html (95 words)

	Saranagati Newsletter Online - The Official Site of Sacinandana Swami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In a letter dated 3 August 1969, Srila Prabhupada writes: Therefore, the army of Krishna consciousness must have at least the tilaka on the forehead in all conditions.
		In the Padma Purana Lord Siva says to Parvati that one who sees a Vaisnava brahmana wearing tilaka is freed from all sin, and if he remembers the name of that Vaisnava with devotion he obtains the result of giving everything he owns in charity.
		The Brahmanda Purana states that a devotee who applies his tilaka with great care while looking in a mirror or looking at his reflection in water goes to the Lord’s supreme abode.
	www.saranagati.net /modul/print.php?id=162 (410 words)

	VNN Editorial - The Assembly Of Srila Rupa Gosvami
		In bhava-anukula one observes Janmastami-vrata, Ekadasi-vrata, Kartika-vrata, wears tilaka and respects Tulasi, for the pleasure of Krsna.
		Do not think that tilaka or kanti-mala (tulasi neckbeads) are useless, or that we worship ordinary trees or plants.
		You must wear tilaka; otherwise, when the messenger of death comes, he will select you and say, "Oh, this is the bogus person I wanted.
	www.vnn.org /editorials/ET0308/ET10-8276.html (2820 words)

	Indian Religion, Temples in the Indian Sub-continent, Hindu Temples, Hindu Religion, My Divine Planet, Indian ...
		The Tilaka is normally a vermilion mark applied on the forehead.This mark has a religious significance and is a visible sign of a person
		of applying a round shaped red Tilaka called Bindiya or Kumkum could be a survival of this.
		In a woman's case a Tilaka is a sign of her being
	www.mydivineplanet.com /online.asp?subtopic=Tilak+and+Bindiya&mainid=4 (503 words)

	Tilaka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		My devotee should then lovingly decorate Me with clothing, a brahmana thread, various ornaments, marks of tilaka and garlands, and he should anoint My body with fragrant oils, all in the prescribed manner.
		From this, why would Krishna not want to have tilaka when we know that His deity form and Himself are none different?
		Tilaka is also taken from places where gopis walked on.
	www.audarya-fellowship.com /printthread.php?Board=hinduism&main=48975&type=post (149 words)

	Disciple of Krishna or Disciple of Kali?
		He has got a tilaka and neck beads, that's all.' He does not know what is the philosophy.
		If you simply mark your body with tilaka and kanthi, then you are not proper servant, you are not qualified.
		So your position is like that, simply if you have a tilaka and a kanthi, that does not mean that you belong to the Krsna consciousness movement.
	devotees.krishna.org /Articles/2004/06/008.html (2130 words)

	THE RABBI AND I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Typically, an amulet is worn to protect one from some kind of evil or injury, and often contained some holy objects within.
		I see that although Moses instructed the people to wear the Tefillin (amulet) rather than to make clay markings like the devotees of Lord Krsna, the amulet was to contain the holy instructions of God and His representative.
		Similarly, the devotees should not only apply the Tilaka marks to their bodies but also should always chant the holy names of the Lord, follow His instructions, and act in an exemplary way as real followers of Lord Krsna.
	www.equalsouls.org /equalsouls/23.html (289 words)

	Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 8 Verse 176 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		saubhāgya-tilaka — the tilaka of good fortune; cāru — beautiful; lalāṭe — on the forehead; ujjvala — brilliant; prema — of love of Godhead; vaicittya — diversity; ratna — the jewel; hṛdaya — the heart; tarala — the locket.
		"The tilaka of good fortune is on Her beautiful broad forehead.
		Her various loving affairs are a gem, and Her heart is the locket.
	www.vedabase.net /cc/madhya/8/176 (105 words)

	Chaitanya Bhagavat - Adi Lila, Ch 15
		As the propagator and maintainer of Santana Dharma, Nimai felt compelled to protect the conditioned souls from deviating from the path of religion.
		The Vedic literature says that the forehead which does not bear the mark of tilaka is as good as a crematorium.
		On his forehead they drew a half-moon shaped tilaka with sandalwood paste, placed a beautiful crown lightly on His head and draped His neck with fragrant flower garlands.
	www.acbspn.com /books/cb/cb_adi15.htm (4024 words)

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