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A Nepali woman with a tilaka on her forehead. 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. [1]
Patriarchal control is real, and the Hindu society admits this of itself, states Gross, yet the Hindu culture distinguishes between authority – which men hold, and power – which both men and women hold. [165] Women in the Hindu tradition have the power, and they exercise that power to take control of situations that are important to them. [165]
Bindis are a staple and symbolic for women in the Indian subcontinent. [22] In addition to the bindi, in India, a vermilion mark in the parting of the hair just above the forehead is worn by married women as a symbol of life-long commitment to their husbands. During all Hindu marriage ceremonies, the groom applies sindoor in the part in the ...
The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times ...
Protests and clashes continued across the Indian state of Kerala on January 3, a day after two women entered the Sabarimala temple, breaking a centuries-old ban and garnering ire from Hindu ...
In the U.S. version of fictional series The Office (season 3, episode 6) titled "Diwali", Michael Scott talks about Hindu culture with Kelly's parents, and asks specifically if her mother has to die with her husband. [citation needed] In Krishna Dharabasi's Nepali novel Jhola, a young widow narrowly escapes self immolation.
Shaktism is a goddess-centric tradition of Hinduism, [55] involving many goddesses, all being regarded as various aspects, manifestations, or personifications of the same supreme goddess Shakti. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] Shaktas approach the Devi in many forms; however, they are all considered to be but diverse aspects of the one supreme goddess.
Karva Chauth or Karwa Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi (Sanskrit: करकचतुर्थी, romanized: Karakachaturthī) [3] is a Hindu festival celebrated by Hindu women of Nepal, Northern India and Western Indiain October or November on the Bikram Sambat month of Kartika. [4]